By Associated Press - Monday, September 23, 2019

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Authorities say a man has been critically injured in a hammer attack in St. Louis.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that police responded to the attack around 12:30 a.m. Monday in the Gravois Park neighborhood. Police say the 19-year-old victim had been hit in the head with a hammer and was rushed to a hospital.

No other details were released about the assault.



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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com

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