A juvenile was taken to the hospital Thursday night after being shot.

According to Sgt. Chase Cotter with the St. Joseph Police Department, shortly before 10:30 Thursday night, they received calls reporting a juvenile male had been shot and was found in an alley behind the 2300 block of Lafayette.

He was transported to Mosaic Life Care for treatment of his injuries. The incident is under investigation and no other information is being released at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS Hotline at (816) 238-TIPS.