ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - A teenager was shot in the back in an incident downtown early Sunday morning.

Police say it happened around 3:30 a.m. on Locust near Tucker.

Someone opened fire on three men ages 18, 20 and 23. When they turned and ran the 18-year-old was shot in the back.

He was hospitalized in critical condition. A woman sitting in a car nearby was hit by a stray round that grazed her leg.

The gunman got away.