ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Another child has been killed by a gun, this time a 6-year-old in the the 5000 block of South Broadway in St. Louis.
St. Louis Police are not releasing much information. They received the call around 3:15 p.m. and the caller told police the little boy had shot himself.
When Police arrived, the child was already dead.
Chid abuse services have been called in, which is standard procedure. But homicide was also called in, Maj. Mary Warnecke would not say it was an accidental shooting until autopsy results are back.
KMOX's previous reporting:
A 6-year-old boy has been shot in the 5000 block of South Broadway. It happened around 3:15 p.m. and the caller told police the child had shot himself.
St. Louis Police Maj. Mary Warnecke says homicide detectives are on the scene.
No other information is being released.
KMOX is headed to the scene and will update this story with more information.
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