Child critically injured in shooting near Forest Park, police say

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A child was critically injured in a shooting that happened just north of Forest Park in St. Louis City Wednesday.

Police say the shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. in the 5500 block of Pershing Ave, which is in the DeBaliviere Place neighborhood. Early indications are that the shooting happened at a property that is a short-term rental. Officers have said how old the victim is.

Other information was not immediately known.