UPDATED at 9:45 a.m. with updated information.

ST. LOUIS • An 11-year-old child was injured Wednesday night in a shooting in St. Louis.

The child was shot in the buttocks about 8:45 p.m. in the 5100 block of Northland Avenue, police said.

His injuries were not life threatening, police said. He was alert when he was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Police say the boy was inside a home with three adults and three other children when they heard gunfire and discovered the boy had been hit.

A white car was seen fleeing the area, but police had no description of the suspects in the case.

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