PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at approximately 3:55 p.m., deputies responded to 3709 Cheltenham Drive in Palm Harbor after reports that a teen had been shot.
Once deputies arrived, they located a 15-year-old male victim with one gunshot wound to the face.
The other juvenile, a 15-year-old male, left the scene before deputies arrived.
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Additional deputies who were responding to the scene were able to locate him a short distance away.
The victim was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and remains stable.
Detectives say at this point in the investigation; the shooting appears to be accidental.
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