Teen grazed by stray bullet at Sterling High School while playing basketball



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A teenager was grazed by a stray bullet Wednesday while playing basketball at Sterling High School in southeast Houston, according to police.

A round fired from an apartment complex around 5 p.m. in the 5900 block of Selinksy Road traveled at least 1,000 feet to the campus and struck the teen, authorities said.

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The wounded student went to the nurse's office and was then taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Bullet casings were found at the apartment complex, police said.

A description of the shooting suspect was not available.

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