By BILL POWELL

bpowell@dcherald.com



HUNTINGBURG — A 15-year-old male juvenile has been accused of reckless homicide after a Friday night accidental shooting that left a 16-year-old male juvenile dead.



The Huntingburg Police Department was dispatched at 11:34 p.m. to 202 N. Main St. for a male with a gunshot wound.



Officers found the 16-year-old juvenile inside the residence with a gunshot wound to the head.



Police said members of the Huntingburg Volunteer Fire Department and Memorial Hospital Emergency Medical Services rendered immediate medical attention; however, the 16-year-old succumbed to his injuries at the location.



Authorities secured the location and called for an Indiana State Police crime scene technician.



An investigation allegedly found the victim was visiting a friend at the residence when the friend accidentally discharged the firearm, which was recently reported stolen from the area.



Multiple individuals were interviewed with a Huntingburg police detective determining that the 15-year-old juvenile, who resides at the residence, had taken the firearm from a nearby vehicle.



The 15-year-old juvenile was placed under arrest on a preliminary Level 5 felony count of reckless homicide and a preliminary misdemeanor count of theft. The teen was taken to a juvenile detention center.



Police said the investigation is ongoing and no names will be released until all notifications are made.



Click here for updates to this story.