NORTH COUNTY • A man at a MetroLink platform was wounded in the leg at midday Friday by a shot fired during a dispute between two groups, police said.

The four or five young men involved, including the shooter, quickly fled the MetroLink station on North Hanley Road at Interstate 70. St. Louis County Police said the victim, 39, was taken to a hospital for treatment of his wound, which did not appear to be life-threatening.

During an argument between two groups, one man pulled a pistol and fired several shots, striking the victim once. Police believe the wounded man was a bystander. The men in the altercation were in their late teens or early 20s, police said.

MetroLink stopped traffic through the station for a time after the incident, a spokeswoman said. It occurred occurred shortly before noon.

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