ST. LOUIS 鈥 An 8-year-old boy was shot in the foot Sunday around 12:30 p.m. in the city鈥檚 Kingsway West neighborhood, police said.
The child and three others under the age of 9 were outside in the 5000 block of St. Louis Avenue with a 50-year-old man when two men approached and began arguing with the 50-year-old, police said.
Officers say the two men then began shooting at the 50-year-old, who fired back in self-defense.
The 8-year-old boy was shot in the foot, but no one else was hit. Police said the boy was stable at a hospital.
Additional information was not available. An investigation is continuing.