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Teen Accidentally Shot in Williamsport

Teen Accidentally Shot in Williamsport - Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 10:30PM EST

Reported by: Eyewitness News
Sunday, Jan 10, 2010 @ 10:30pm EST
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY -- A Williamsport teenager ends up getting shot with a stolen gun. Now a relative faces charges.

Police say a 15-year-old boy was shot around 4:30 Sunday afternoon at a home in the 1000 block of Dewey Avenue. His older cousin, Tyrone Riley, told police he accidentally shot him.

The victim was flown to Geisinger Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the groin area. There's no word on his condition.

Police determined the gun was recently stolen from the Montoursville area. Riley faces several charges including receiving stolen property and assault.