An 11-year old girl was struck in the arm by a bullet as an innocent bystander when a dispute erupted at a family gathering at her grandmother’s home in St. Louis, Missouri. She is recovering at the hospital.
Also today, an eleven-year old and three teenagers were killed in gun violence incidents in various American cities and towns. According to news reports collected at Gun Violence Archive for this day, at least thirteen other kids were injured by gun violence in separate incidents.
Sources:
Monica Ryan, “11-year-old Girl Shot While at Family Gathering in Penrose Neighborhood,” fox2now.com (January 17, 2022).
Gun Violence Archive Collection of New Reports (January 16, 2022):