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HAMMOND — Three teenagers could be charged with burglary following an investigation into an accidental shooting Monday that left one of them wounded and led police to discover five stolen guns, police said.

Hammond police were dispatched about 12:42 a.m. to the 6800 block of Carolina Street for a report of a gunshot victim, Lt. Steve Kellogg said.

Police found two 16-year-old boys, one from Hammond and the other from Gary, and a 14-year-old boy, of Hammond. The Hammond 16-year-old had a gunshot wound to his left leg, police said.

The boy was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released, Kellogg said.

Investigators determined the shooting was accidental and occurred while the boys were playing with a gun, he said.

Detectives obtained a search warrant for the home and found four more guns inside. All five firearms had been reported stolen in a recent burglary, police said.

Police did not plan to seek charges in the accidental shooting. However, detectives anticipated presenting burglary charges against all three boys to the Lake County juvenile prosecutor's office, Kellogg said.

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