FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson say a 12-year-old boy is expected to recover after being shot in the hip by a stray bullet. Police say the boy was a bystander who got caught in the gunfire when a man began firing late Thursday night during a fight with a group of nearby people.
Police say the boy was taken to a hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening. Officers who arrived said on the scene said they spotted a vehicle suspected of being involved in the shooting as it was leaving the area.
Police stopped the car and arrested a 19-year-old man inside suspected of firing the shots.
