Police say a 9-year-old boy who suffered an injury to his ankle Saturday night at a St. Paul residence may have been hurt by shrapnel from gunshots fired inside the home.

St. Paul police Sgt. Mike Ernster provided the following details:

About 11 p.m. officers were called to a home in the 1400 block of Case Avenue East on reports that shots had been fired inside the home. When they arrived they found a 9-year-old boy with an ankle injury they think might have been caused by shrapnel from the gunshots. Police said the boy was walking and talking when they arrived. He was taken to Regions Hospital where he was treated and released shortly afterward.

Several shell casings from the shooting were found outside the home. The circumstances of the shooting and who is responsible for firing the shots remain under investigation.

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