Man Accused of Shooting at Boys Who Were Setting Off Fireworks

Man Accused of Shooting at Boys Who Were Setting Off Fireworks

July 9, 2012 Updated Jul 9, 2012 at 12:49 PM EDT

Fireworks apparently led to gunshots in St. Louis last week.

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a 56-year-old man is facing multiple charges for allegedly shooting a gun at a group of three boys he believed were shooting off fireworks last Thursday. An 11-year-old boy was hospitalized after being shot on the left side of his body, according to the Post-Dispatch report.

The man is charged with three counts of first-degree assault and three counts of armed criminal action, according to the Post-Dispatch story.

Read the St. Louis Post-Dispatch story HERE.

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