A quiet Wednesday night in south St. Louis turned chaotic when a 12-year-old was shot in the lower leg on a residential block in the Carondelet neighborhood.
The shooting happened just after 8:00 p.m. on the 6600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. The child was wounded in the lower leg and taken for treatment, according to First Alert 4. The outlet reported that details were limited as detectives processed the scene late into the evening.
What police say
A post on X from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, shared by KMOV reporter Mitchell McCoy, stated that multiple people were detained following the shooting and that two firearms were recovered. Detectives are also working to determine whether the gunfire may have been accidental.
The same post confirmed that the victim is 12 years old and that District 1 detectives are handling the investigation. No additional details about the circumstances of the shooting had been released as of Wednesday night.
Neighbors' concerns
The incident lands in a neighborhood where residents say they are already on edge. People living in Carondelet have previously told reporters that random gunfire has become a disturbing part of daily life, with surveillance footage earlier this year capturing shots near Alaska Park. Those warnings were reported in February by First Alert 4, as neighbors pushed for more patrols and broader community action.
Police have asked anyone with information or relevant video to contact investigators and to call the department's non-emergency line at 314-231-1212, according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. The case remains an active investigation, and detectives say more information will be released as it becomes available.
