10-Year-Old American Charged With Murder For Shooting A 7-Month-Old Baby

An infant was killed in a shooting in St. Louis, and a 10-year-old was believed to have pulled the trigger, according to St. Louis City Police Spokesperson Mitch McCoy.

Police said the 7-month-old, later identified as Kiyomi Parker, was shot the afternoon of June 25 in the Baden neighborhood.

Officers said they did a “scoop and go” on the baby, grabbing her from the scene and putting her in the backseat of a police car to rush her to a hospital.

The officer in the backseat continued life-saving measures while other officers blocked traffic to try to get the infant to the hospital faster.

She was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The 10-year-old was taken into custody the next day and charged with murder.

Based on First Alert 4’s research, it appears this is the youngest child in Missouri’s history to be charged with murder.

Missouri did not have a minimum age to charge a child with a serious felony, including murder, until 2024, when a state law set the minimum age for a minor to be certified as an adult to be 12 years old.

Police also said that a 19-year-old man was questioned and arrested. He is facing gun charges.

This is the second minor to be shot and killed in St. Louis City this week.