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14-year-old boy shot in Spanish Lake Saturday afternoon

His injury was not life-threatening. Anyone with information is asked to call police.
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SPANISH LAKE, Mo. — Police said a 14-year-old boy suffered a non-life-threatening injury after he was shot while walking down a street in Spanish Lake.

The boy was shot in the lower body, the St. Louis County Police Department said. He then went to a home on the 1600 block of El Tigre Terrace, where the shooting was reported to police at around 3:14 p.m.

North County Precinct police responded to the home and the boy was taken to a hospital.

Police are still trying to pin down exactly where the shooting happened.

The St. Louis County Police Department’s Bureau of Crimes Against Persons is investigating. Police don't currently have a suspect.

Anyone who has information is asked to call the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210 or CrimeStoppers at 1-866-371TIPS(8477).

This is the second shooting in Spanish Lake on Saturday; a homicide investigation is also underway after a person was shot and killed Saturday morning.

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