WAVE 3 TV Louisville, KY | Boy Wounded When Friend Accidentally Fires Handgun
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(EVANSVILLE, Ind., December 24th, 2003, 11 a.m.) -- A 12-year-old boy was recovering from a bullet wound Wednesday after he was accidentally shot by a friend playing with a handgun.
The boys initially told Evansville police a person fired at them Tuesday from a passing car but later changed their statement.
The 15-year-old boy who fired the gun told police he found it in a trash bin behind a tavern and wanted to show it to friends, but the gun slipped when he removed it from his pocket. When he tried to grab the weapon, it fired.
The victim was taken to a hospital and held for observation.
The shooter was charged with criminal recklessness, possession of a firearm without a permit and giving a false statement.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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