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8-year-old girl killed in shooting at St. Louis in USA

Published : 24 Aug 2019, 21:47

  DF-Xinhua Report
File Photo Xinhua.

An 8-year-old girl was killed and three others injured in a shooting at a high school in St. Louis in U.S. State of Missouri Friday night, according to media reports.

The police is still looking for suspect in the shooting.

According to the reports, the victim was shot along with two teenage boys and a women near Soldan High School. They just attended a football preseason event.

Police officers were already in the area to clear the crowds from the school when the shooting happened.

The police said the victim was with her family when the shooting happened, and it is not clear why the shooting took place.

The girl is the 12th child or teenager killed by gun in St. Louis since April, according to media.