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ST. LOUIS — A 15-year-old girl from Hazelwood was shot dead Tuesday night in south St. Louis.
Dornae Hayes was found about 11 p.m. in the 2700 block of Miami Street. She had been shot in the head, police said. She died at a hospital.
Police were alerted to the shooting late Tuesday by the ShotSpotter gunshot-detection system. Dornae was found on a rear porch.
Miami Street is in the city's Gravois Park neighborhood.
Police were alerted about the shooting late Tuesday night by the ShotSpotter gunshot-detection system. Dornae was found on a rear porch.
Dornae lived in the 6000 block of North Lindbergh Boulevard in Hazelwood.
Dornae is the 11th child to die by gunfire across the St. Louis region this year.
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At least 25 other children have been injured by gunfire.
Most of the children shot have been in the city of St. Louis.
Children injured or killed by gunfire in the St. Louis area in 2024
Below is the St. Louis Post-Dispatch coverage of children who have been injured or killed by gunfire across the St. Louis metropolitan area in 2024. The children are 17 years old or younger.
At least 35 children have been shot, as of May 22. Eleven of those children have died.
Nearly all of the shootings have taken place in the city of St. Louis.
These are not all the homicides involving children. For more details on local homicides, check the homicide tracker.
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May 21: Girl, 15, shot to death in Gravois Park neighborhood of St. Louis
The girl was shot in the head in the 2700 block of Miami Street. She died at a hospital.
May 18: 2 charged with murder after 15-year-old boy shot at illegal Bridgeton car show dies
Two teens have been charged with murder after a 15-year-old boy shot last weekend at an illegal car show died. Four others were shot and injur…
May 18: 17-year-old girl injured near Forest Park during fight
According to police reports, when the girl began to get the advantage in the fight, the woman retrieved a handgun from an unidentified man nea…
May 12: Boy, 15, dies and three other teens injured in quadruple shooting in Riverview in St. Louis County
Four boys -- between 15 and 17 years old -- were shot on Mother's Dayin the 10000 block of Toelle Lane in north St. Louis County. One died.
May 3: 13-year-old shot in arm in the Penrose neighborhood
The boy said he heard a shot that he believed came from a black SUV, according to police.
April 19: 4-year-old shoots self in leg in St. Louis County
The boy's mother said she was in bed next to the 4-year-old, who was sitting crossed legged when she heard a gunshot, picked the boy up and sa…
April 11: 16-year-old shot during robbery in Hyde Park neighborhood
A 16-year-old boy was shot several times on a Thursday afternoon.Investigators said the teenager told one of the witnesses the suspect had at…
April 9: 16-year-old shot in chest in Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood
The 16-year-oldtold police that he and his brother, also 16, were walking on Kennerly when a car drove by and shot at them.
April 2: 17-year-old accidentally shoots self in hand in Midtown
A hospital called police and told officers the 17-year-old boy had shown up with a gunshot to his hand.
March 20: 15-year-old shot and killed in Pagedale
Lawrence A. Clark was killed around 1 p.m. in the 1500 block of Purdue Avenue.
March 16: 2-year-old accidentally shoots self with St. Louis sheriff’s deputy's gun in Ferguson
A toddler accidentally shot himself after he found his uncle’s gun inside a home here. The uncle is a St. Louis sheriff's deputy.
Feb. 25: 17-year-old injured in Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood
The 17-year-old boy was shot twice in the legs.
Feb. 17: 12-year-old injured in Hyde Park neighborhood
Police say they found the boy shot in his side near the 1500 block of Newhouse at about 12:45 a.m.
Feb. 14: 11-year-old injured in Baden neighborhood
Investigators said the boy was playing football with his friends when a dog began running around. The suspect began shooting toward the dog bu…
Feb. 14: 17-year-old injured in Goodfellow neighborhood
The teenager had been shot in his leg. He told officers he was walking when a white sedan began shooting at him, police said.
Feb. 12: 16-year-old accidentally shoots himself in Patch neighborhood
A 16-year-old boy on Monday accidentally shot himself in the leg while handling a gun.
Feb. 11: 16-year-old injured in Columbus Square neighborhood
A 16-year-old was shot in the leg in the Columbus Square neighborhood.
Feb. 8: 16-year-old boy shot in Hamilton Heights neighborhood
The 16-year-old told officers he was walking when a person approached him from behind and opened fire, police said.
Feb. 6: 17-year-old shot in University City
A 17-year-old boy was found shot near the Heman Park Community Center. Police said he was expected to survive.
Feb. 5: 16-year-old killed in south St. Louis County
Tyree Williams, 16, died on the way to the hospital after being shot in the 2800 block of Innsbruck Drive, police said.
Feb. 5: 15-year-old killed in south St. Louis County
Colin Courtwright, 15, was one of two teens shot and killed, along with a man who was injured, near an apartment complex just before 2 p.m.
Feb. 4: 14-year-old injured in Walnut Park West
He said was riding in a white Toyota when the shots were fired, police said. He would not tell officers where the shooting happened.
Feb. 3: 13-year-old killed in Alton
The 13-year-old girl was shot in the head while standing on her porch. Authorities listed her in critical condition, and she later died from h…
Feb. 1: 15-year-old injured in Mark Twain neighborhood
The teen told police he was walking and a dark sedan drove by; he then heard several shots and realized he was shot in the leg, hip and shoulder.
Jan. 29: 15-year-old injured in Walnut Park East neighborhood
A teenager was shot in the leg in the 5200 block of Robin Avenue.
Jan. 27: 16-year-old killed in St. Louis County
Isaiah Walker, 16, was found shot in the street and died in a hospital days later, police said.
Jan. 25: 15-year-old killed accidentally in Marine Villa
Officers werecalled about 2:25 p.m. for a shooting in the 3800 block of Missouri Avenue in thecity's Marine Villa neighborhood.
Jan. 22: 15-year-old killed in Downtown West
A 15-year-old had been shot and taken by someone to Cardinal Glennon hospital, police said. Homicide detectives were called to investigate.
Jan. 17: 16- and 17-year-olds injured in Carondelet
A 16-year-old boy was holding the gun around 6 p.m. in the 1000 of Eiler Street when he pulled the trigger and shot himself in the finger, pol…
Jan. 11: 17-year-old injured accidentally
A 17-year-old girl shot herself in the hand and thigh, police said.
Jan. 8: 16-year-old injured in Lewis Place neighborhood
Police said the 16-year-old was walking in an alley around 6:30 p.m. in the 4500 block of McMillian Avenue when he heard two shots rings out. …
Jan. 6: 17-year-old killed in Jennings
A 17-year-old boy was found dead near a cemetery in Jennings after being shot to death. He was identified as Jaimarcus McDaniel of East St. Louis.
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