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The 14-year-old boy accused of shooting a fellow teen during a party in Colstrip last December has been charged in youth court.

For one count of criminal endangerment, the boy faces a maximum penalty of commitment to the Department of Corrections until age 18, according to court documents from Rosebud County Youth Court.

The Billings Gazette generally does not name juveniles charged with crimes.

The 16-year-old boy who was shot with an AR-15 on the evening of Dec. 14 at a private home in Colstrip was transported from a clinic in Colstrip to St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings.

He was shot in the shoulder and chest area, breaking his clavicle and requiring surgery to remove bullet fragments, the boy’s mother previously told The Billings Gazette.

The teens had been drinking and smoking marijuana at one of the boy’s parents’ home that evening, according to charges. A total of four teen boys were in attendance, but the 14-year-old accused in the shooting had left by the time police arrived, according to charges.