A 61-year-old man is in critical but stable condition after being shot in the neck Tuesday evening on the 4000 block of Ashland in St. Louis, according to police. The victim told officers he was standing outside a home when he suddenly heard gunfire and believes the shots came from two men inside an SUV that took off right after the shooting.
What police say
District 6 officers responded shortly before 6:40 p.m. and found the man suffering from a gunshot wound to the neck, First Alert 4 reports. First responders rushed him to a nearby hospital. Police say the investigation remains active.
How to help
Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to call CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477) or contact SLMPD detectives at 314-444-0001, per the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. The department notes that its Homicide Division is staffed around the clock and publishes a daily 2026 homicide feed to keep the public in the loop.
Neighborhood context
Incidents like this are part of a wider pattern of gun violence across St. Louis. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s homicide tracker offers a neighborhood-level look at shootings and killings over multiple years, underscoring how the problem touches many corners of the city.
