Boy shoots 15-year-old girl in chest while playing with gun, police say

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Saturday, March 23, 2019
Boy shoots 15-year-old girl in chest while playing with gun
Boy shoots 15-year-old girl in chest while playing with gun

KATY, Texas -- A Texas teen is in stable condition after she was shot in the chest by another teen.

The incident was reported around 11:30 p.m. Friday in Katy.

The Harris County deputies say a 16-year-old boy was showing a gun to his 15-year-old cousin when the gun went off and hit the teen in her upper chest area.

The 15-year-old was transported to the hospital, and is expected to survive.

There's no word on whether the 16-year-old teen, who was playing with the gun, will be charged.

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