ALTON - The Alton Police were dispatched to a call of a shooting in the 700 block of Oakwood Wednesday night.

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The call came in after 8 p.m. Alton Police said the victim was a child and the injured person was alive, but transported to a St. Louis hospital. A large crowd congregated in the area after the shooting. The Alton Fire Department was also called to the scene.

More information to come.

Dan Brannan also contributed to this story.