ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) is investigating a double shooting that happened downtown Tuesday evening.

According to officials, District 4 officers were alerted to reports of shots fired in the 800 block of N 9th St. just before 7 p.m. Police say a 14-year-old and another suspect attempted to rob two men at gunpoint.

SLMPD said one of the victims, a 45-year-old man, was carrying a firearm at the time of the shooting. Officials say shots were fired by the 14-year-old and the 45-year-old man, both sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect who was with the teen during the attempted robbery fled the area, according to SLMPD.

The incident remains under investigation.

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