2-year-old girl injured in St. Louis County shooting

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GLASGOW VILLAGE, Mo. (AP) - A 2-year-old girl is hospitalized after a shooting in suburban St. Louis.Few details were released following the shooting that happened Wednesday afternoon in the town of Glasgow Village. The child his hospitalized. Her condition is not immediately known but Riverview Fire Chief Keith Goldstein told KSDK-TV that the shooting is "very serious.''Officers blocked off several houses on the street with crime-scene tape. Officials have not said if the shooting was believed to be accidental or intentional.At least 17 children ages 16 or younger in the St. Louis metropolitan area have died in shootings this year. The rash of shooting deaths was a catalyst in Gov. Mike Parson's decision in September to assign Missouri State Highway Patrol officers to help patrol in the region.