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16-year-old shot while playing with gun at home in Bellmead

Two teens were playing with the gun Thursday night when it went off, police said.
Credit: The Associated Press

BELLMEAD, Texas — A 16-year-old is in critical condition after he was shot while playing with a gun at a home in Bellmead, police said.

The 16-year-old was with another teen around 11 p.m. Thursday at the home in the La Vega Mobile Home Park playing with the gun when it went off.

The 16-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital, then flown to Temple to be treated. He is listed in critical, but stable condition.

Police are investigating. No charges have been filed.

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