June 13, 2022
St Louis – Two girls have been injured after multiple gunshots were fired from an alley through a window into a home Monday morning.
A 10-year-old girl and 13-year-old girl sustained injuries from gunshot wounds after several shots were fired just after 1 a.m. into the home in the 3500 block of South Spring Avenue in south St. Louis, Major Eric Larson with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said.
One of the girls was grazed in the head by a bullet, and the other was shot in the arm.
Larson said on the scene of the shooting that both girls were in critical condition, but their vitals were stable.
Their injuries are believed to be non-life threatening, he said.
Larson said both girls were stable enough to walk to the ambulance, Larson said. They were transported to a local hospital for treatment.
The girls are estimated to be the 61st and 62nd children shot in St. Louis in 2022, according to data compiled by reports.
No other information about the shooting was available.
