A teen is in serious condition on Friday following what Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio is calling an accidental shooting.

A teen is in serious condition on Friday following what Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio is calling an accidental shooting.

Cameron County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a traffic accident on the 2200 block of South Browne Road shortly after 12:00 p.m.

Upon arrival, deputies found 18-year-old Adrian Bautista inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the chest.

According to Lucio, 18-year-old Jose Gonzalez shot Bautista with a .40 Caliber pistol at an apartment on the 2200 block of South Indiana.

Gonzalez was driving Bautista to the hospital when the traffic accident occurred, according to Lucio.

Deputies are investigating if there was an altercation before the accidental shooting.

Gonzalez is being detained by deputies, and may face charges.

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