Apr 26, 2021

Teen shot and wounded in St. Joseph domestic disturbance

Posted Apr 26, 2021 11:03 AM

By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

A teenager has been shot and seriously wounded in what St. Joseph police describe as a domestic disturbance Saturday night.

St. Joseph police responded to a call in the south end early Saturday evening.

Police say the 16-year-old girl was shot once in the upper body. She was taken initially to the Mosaic Life Care hospital in St. Joseph and then transferred to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.

Police say officers responded to a shots fired call in the 6800 block of Ollmeda Street around six o’clock Saturday evening.

A suspect has been taken into custody. The investigation continues.