Crime & Safety
Teen Accidentally Shot Himself, Sought Help At Church: St. Pete Police
A 13-year-old boy accidentally shot himself Thursday night in the 1900 block of 11th Avenue S., St. Petersburg police said.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A 13-year-old boy accidentally shot himself Thursday night, according to a St. Petersburg Police Department news release.
Officers responded to reports of a teen with a gunshot wound in the 1900 block of 11th Avenue S. around 7:30 p.m., police said.
The boy went to a nearby church for help following the incident.
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Investigators are looking into who owns the gun and where and how the teen obtained it, according to SPPD.
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