A man was critically injured in a shooting shortly after 11:45 a.m. Wednesday near O’Fallon in north St. Louis, according to police. The shooting unfolded in broad daylight, leaving investigators to piece together what happened in a quiet stretch of the city.
The man was injured and later pronounced dead, and the shooting happened just after 11:45 a.m. near O’Fallon in north St. Louis, according to FOX 2. The man was critically injured, and initial police reports gave Grant Place as the location before investigators corrected it to Grant Street, as reported by First Alert 4.
Investigation Remains Active
The investigation is ongoing, with no further details released at the time of the report, as noted by FOX 2. No information on a suspect, motive, or the victim's identity has been made public, and the station's report leaves those questions unanswered for now.
Another shooting was reported in South City within the past week. A 19-year-old man was critically injured in a shooting around 8 p.m. last Friday in the 3200 block of Pulaski Street, also in South City, First Alert 4 reported First Alert 4.
Recent Violence in Nearby Neighborhoods
South St. Louis has also seen fatal violence in recent weeks. FOX 2 separately reported that 42-year-old Jason McClure was fatally shot late one Tuesday night in the nearby Bevo Mill neighborhood, near the intersection of Gravois and Bates. EMS took McClure to a hospital after he was shot multiple times, and he later died there, per that report.
No updates on the condition of the man injured Wednesday or the status of the investigation had been released as of this report. Police have not indicated whether any of the recent shootings are connected.
