Metro-East News

13-year-old shot, killed in St. Louis; group of teens was handling gun

A 13-year-old boy was found shot dead around 10:45 p.m. Thursday in the 2500 block of Hodiamont in St. Louis.

KMOV reports that investigators believe the boy was shot in the head when a group of teens were handling a gun.

Detectives did not say whether they believe his death to be accidental or not.

This story was originally published June 2, 2017 at 6:59 AM with the headline "13-year-old shot, killed in St. Louis; group of teens was handling gun."

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