ST. LOUIS — An 11-year-old girl was shot in the arm Sunday evening, when a barrage of gunfire broke out in the Penrose neighborhood in north St. Louis, family said.
The shooting happened at 6 p.m. along a residential street in the 4800 block of Bessie Avenue. It's unclear if the incident started inside or outside a home, but police at the scene seemed to focus their attention on bullet holes in cars and a scattering of shell casings in the street.
Police declined to comment at the scene.
Teleccia Brown, 23, said in an interview that the victim was her 11-year-old sister. Brown said the girl had gone to a gathering at her grandmother's house on Bessie Avenue when an altercation broke out at the home.
"The altercation went too far," said Brown, who showed up afterwards.
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The girl, apparently a bystander, was shot in the arm and rushed to a hospital. Police questioned a handcuffed man in a patrol vehicle but didn't announce any arrests.
Brandon Johnson, 37, who lives a few houses down the street, said he heard more than a dozen shots.
"I am numb to this type of stuff," said Johnson.