ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - A teenager has been charged with murder for the fatal shooting of a 9-year-old boy in St. Louis.
Caion Greene was in the back seat of his mother's car when someone began shooting into the vehicle. The two adults in the vehicle were unharmed, but Greene was shot in the chest and was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Darryl Williams, 17, has been charged by the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office with one count of first-degree murder, three counts of first-degree assault, five counts of armed criminal action and one count of unlawful use of a weapon.
KMOX's previous reporting:
A 9-year-old boy was shot and killed by gunfire in St. Louis on Sunday night.
Police say the boy was shot just after 10 p.m. on Sunday on LaSalle Street near South 7th Street.
The boy was found with a gunshot wound and was transported to a hospital where he died, according to the information given by police.
Last year, St Louis recorded a surge of gun violence involving children. Well over 100 children were victims of gun violence in St. Louis last year, including several fatal shootings, according to the Associated Press.
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