ST. LOUIS (AP) - A 14-year-old boy is hospitalized in critical condition after being shot at a St. Louis gas station.
St. Louis police say the shooting happened Tuesday night at a BP station. No arrests have been made but police are searching for two suspects.
The victim’s name was not released.
Police said Wednesday that officers were called to the station and found the victim suffering from several gunshot wounds. The investigation revealed that he had been involved in an argument with one of the people being sought when that person produced a gun and shot the victim.
A witness returned fire at the suspects, who drove away.
St. Louis has been stung by a rash of gun violence involving children this year. Thirteen children ages 16 or younger have been shot to death in the city in 2019.
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