Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Teen Arrested Following Shooting
KENTUCKY...
A western Kentucky teenager has been taken to a Tennessee hospital after police say he was shot in the chest playing a form of Russian roulette.
Police responding to a report of a shooting Sunday night found the 16-year-old having trouble breathing. The Paducah Sun reported the youth first told officers he was shot while walking along a street, but later said the shooting occurred in the house. He was transferred to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.
During questioning of a 15-year-old boy on Monday, police say they learned the younger boy had fired the shot and hid the pistol.
The 15-year-old is charged with first-degree assault, tampering with evidence and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon. Police say the latter charge relates to the boy's earlier conviction in a stolen firearms case.
A western Kentucky teenager has been taken to a Tennessee hospital after police say he was shot in the chest playing a form of Russian roulette.
Police responding to a report of a shooting Sunday night found the 16-year-old having trouble breathing. The Paducah Sun reported the youth first told officers he was shot while walking along a street, but later said the shooting occurred in the house. He was transferred to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.During questioning of a 15-year-old boy on Monday, police say they learned the younger boy had fired the shot and hid the pistol.
The 15-year-old is charged with first-degree assault, tampering with evidence and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon. Police say the latter charge relates to the boy's earlier conviction in a stolen firearms case.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 8:35 PM 
