PHOENIX — A teenage boy was rushed to the hospital in critical condition Monday night after he was shot in Phoenix.
The shooting happened in a neighborhood near Indian School Road and 79th Drive around 6:30 p.m.
The Phoenix Police Department got calls of a shooting in the area and found the 14-year-old boy with life-threatening injuries. He hasn’t been identified.
The department said Tuesday that the boy was inside his house with several friends with a firearm when the gun went off. The friends left before police arrived.
A 16-year-old was arrested on Tuesday after investigators say he shot the victim accidentally while mishandling a gun.
The suspect is also accused of robbing a different person at gunpoint.
The 16-year-old is being booked into the Durango Juvenile Detention Center for aggravated assault, weapons violations, and armed robbery
The boy was initially identified as a 13-year-old, but police said Tuesday that he was 14 years old.
The victim in the robbery wasn't hurt.
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