ST. LOUIS (AP) - Gunfire across St. Louis has left one man dead and injured a dozen other people, including a 12-year-old girl who was shot in the side of the head.
The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports that police say nine shootings occurred during a six-hour stretch starting at about 9:20 p.m. Thursday.
St. Louis police spokesman Jack Wang says the suspects are unknown. Police have not said whether any of the shootings are related.
Wang says 21-year-old Ramon Gibbs died after being shot in the head at about 10 p.m. in an incident in which a second man also was shot.
The 12-year-old girl also was injured in a double shooting and transported to a hospital in stable condition.
The city’s police chief made a public appeal last week for more officers.
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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com
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