Overview
- Officers found a 17-year-old inside a second-floor bedroom with a gunshot wound to the abdomen and took him to a hospital in critical condition; police say he is expected to survive.
- Investigators recovered a semi-automatic handgun and one spent shell casing in the bedroom and say the gun belongs to an adult who lives at the home.
- Police say teens in the room had been handling the weapon when it discharged and officials currently believe the shooting was accidental.
- Multiple teenagers and other occupants at the residence are being held or questioned as detectives work to establish the exact sequence of events and who pulled the trigger.
- Detectives continue the probe to build a clear timeline and determine whether charges are warranted, a process that could hinge on forensic analysis and witness interviews.