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17-year-old arrested in shooting of 14-year-old in Fall River
An investigation remains ongoing, but "current information indicates that the victim was not targeted and this may have been unintentional."
A 14-year-old boy is in “stable” condition after suffering a gunshot wound to the face Thursday night, according to Fall River police.
Officers responded to the Maple Gardens Housing Development around 8 p.m. for a report of shots fired, Fall River Police Sgt. Moses Pereira noted in an email.
Authorities transported the boy to an area hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries, but his condition was later updated to “stable.”
Police arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection to the shooting, Pereira confirmed Friday morning.
The 17-year-old faces charges of assault and battery with a firearm, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building, carrying a loaded firearm without a license to carry, carrying a firearm without a license to carry, and receiving stolen property.
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An investigation remains ongoing, but “current information indicates that the victim was not targeted and this may have been unintentional,” Pereira noted.
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