Police Investigating Saint Louis' 62nd Murder This Year

ST. LOUIS, MO — Detectives in St. Louis are investigating the city's 62nd homicide this year. The Post-Dispatch reports a person was dropped off at a hospital around 3 a.m. Saturday after being shot.

Police say the shooting happened in the 7100 block of Idaho Avenue in the Carondelet Neighborhood of South St. Louis. No other information has been released.

More than 30,000 Americans are killed by guns every year and twice that number are injured, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 13,000 are murdered. The rest take their own lives or are victims of shooting accidents. Almost half are children or young adults.

Last year St. Louis cracked its 25-year murder record. Per capita, the city ranks third for homicides in the United States and first for non-fatal shootings, according to data from the FBI and Major Cities Chiefs Association.

Anyone with information should contact St. Louis Regional CrimeStoppers toll free at 1-866-371-TIPS (8477). All callers can remain anonymous. Tips can also be submitted through the CrimeStoppers website or free app.

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