Porter said he and his son were sitting in seats 7, 8 or 9 in Section 141 when it happened, and “could have thrown a ball and hit first base.” His son sat in front of the victim.

“It could very easily have hit him,” Porter said.

Porter said he and his son then left the game. “I told my son, ‘Let’s get up out of here before someone else gets to shooting,’” Porter said.

Porter said he was surprised that the incident had not been reported to the public sooner.

“This is terrible,” he said. “Someone is shot in the elbow and no one hears about it? Let the public know what’s going on. If somebody out there is shooting, I understand you didn’t want people to get up during the game and run, but at least let people know this happened as soon as possible and know, ‘We’re sorry to hear it happened to her and checking to find out what happened.’”

The police department released a statement confirming the incident in response to questions Wednesday morning from the Post-Dispatch.