Two Children, Man Injured In Two Shootings In Saint Louis Area

ST. LOUIS, MO — Two children and a man in his 20s were shot in two separate incidents across the St. Louis area Thursday night, the Post-Dispatch reports. The shootings happened within half an hour of each other, one around 7 p.m. in Moline Acres in north St. Louis County, the other just after 7:30 p.m. on North Kingshighway in north St. Louis City, just south of Penrose Park.

In the first shooting, an 8-year-old girl was grazed by a bullet, police said, which struck her leg. The girl was at her aunt's house when someone drove by and fired half a dozen shots into the home, one of which ricocheted and hit her. She is in stable condition.

Police said the shooter or shooters were in a white, four-door sedan being driven by a woman, with a man in the front passenger seat and another in the rear.

In the second shooting, a 6-year-old and a man in his 20s were both critically injured, but are expected to survive. Police haven't released any description of the suspect in that shooting.

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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