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Police: Teen hospitalized after being shot by 15-year-old at Phoenix home

By FOX 10 Staff
Updated  January 16, 2020 11:12am MST
Phoenix
FOX 10 Phoenix

Police 16-year-old taken to the hospital following accidental shooting

A teen has been taken to the hospital following a shooting Wednesday night.

PHOENIX - A teen has been hospitalized after police say he was shot by a 15-year-old at a Phoenix home Wednesday night.

According to Phoenix police, the shooting happened near 27th Avenue and Broadway when a 15-year-old shot the 16-year-old. The 15-year-old and possibly other juveniles were recklessly handling a gun when the shooting occurred.

The 16-year-old was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, however, his condition has since stabilized.

The 15-year-old was arrested and booked into a juvenile detention center.