Teen accidentally shot in the head while shooting guns with friends, police say

ATLANTA — Atlanta Police are investigating a shooting that left a teen critically injured over the weekend

APD said on Saturday night just before 7:30, they were called out to Springside Drive Southeast about a person shot.

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They arrived at the scene to find a 16-year-old boy who had been shot in the head.

Police said the victim was accidentally shot while he and a couple of friends were firing handguns in the wood line of the location.

The teen was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

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Police said they are still investigating.

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