Teen girl critically injured after shooting near Gravois Park

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a shooting that has left a teen girl critically injured Friday night.

According to police, officers were called to the 4000 block of Pennsylvania Ave. around 8:30 p.m. after a citizen found a 16-year-old walking, stating she had been shot. When officers arrived they found the girl had been shot multiple times in the chest area.

However, police believe the shooting actually took place in the 3400 block of Meramec St.

The teen girl was transported to the hospital. She is in critical condition.

Police are still investigating.

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