A Sunday afternoon shooting in the Greater Ville neighborhood of north St. Louis left a woman in critical condition and a teenager with a graze wound, according to police. District 6 officers were called to the 3900 block of Labadie around 1:30 p.m., where they found the two victims. The woman was reported to be critically hurt, while a 16-year-old with a graze wound was listed in stable condition.
Those details were reported by First Alert 4, which noted that officers located the victims at the scene and that no arrests had been announced. The outlet also reported that detectives were still processing the area and that police had not immediately released a suspect description or possible motive.
Neighborhood context
The shooting is the latest in a series of violent incidents unsettling the Greater Ville in recent months, and residents say repeated police responses have fueled anxiety across the North Side. A recent mystery death in a North St. Louis alley examined a recent fatality and highlighted the St. Louis Police Department's neighborhood-level analysis, underscoring broader safety concerns in the area.
What investigators say
Police had not released further information about the shooting, including whether any suspects had been identified, according to First Alert 4. Anyone with information is asked to contact the SLMPD Homicide Division at 314-444-5371 or submit an anonymous tip to CrimeStoppers at 1-866-371-8477, per the SLMPD contact page.
