Staff report

A 14-year-old boy faces several charges after a shooting Thursday night that critically injured another teen-ager, Greenville police said.

Officers responded about 8:15 p.m. to a Webster Road address and found a 15-year-old male had been shot, police said.

The initial story was that he was shot in a drive-by shooting by an unknown suspect, police said.

Later, detectives determined the victim was shot accidentally by a 14-year-old male who was playing with a gun, police said.

The 14-year-old was arrested and charged with discharging a firearm in the city, possession of a pistol by someone under 18, unlawful carrying of a pistol and pointing and presenting a firearm, police said.