An 18-year-old was found shot in the head in the 800 block of Rivertrail Court on Sunday, according to police, in a shooting believed to have occurred nearby on Makalu Drive. The teenager was rushed to a hospital and remains in critical condition.
What Police Know So Far
According to KMOV, officers located the wounded 18-year-old in the 800 block of Rivertrail Court, but they believe the actual shooting happened nearby, in the 800 block of Makalu Drive. The teenager was taken to a hospital, where they were listed in critical condition. No further details about the circumstances of the shooting have been released.
Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call CrimeStoppers at 866-371-8477.
A Neighborhood With a Recent History of Gun Violence
This is not the first time Baden has made headlines for a young person caught in gunfire. In December, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigated a shooting in the neighborhood that left a 13-year-old boy injured on a Tuesday evening, as reported by Yahoo News. That shooting was reported around 7:30 p.m. in the 800 block of Canaan, and police said the boy had been standing in the doorway of a home when he was struck by gunfire from the rear.
The 13-year-old was taken to a hospital, where he was listed in stable condition, according to the same report. Police had not identified a shooter in that case at the time it was reported. It remains unclear whether that earlier shooting has any connection to Sunday's incident on Rivertrail Court.
For now, the 18-year-old's condition and the full circumstances of the shooting remain unknown, and investigators are relying on the public for leads. Anyone with information is urged to contact CrimeStoppers.
