Teen critical after accidentally shot by brother

Yolanda Jones | Memphis Commercial Appeal

A 16-year-old boy is in critical conditon after he was accidentally shot Friday morning by his older brother, Memphis police said.

The shooting occurred at a home in the 1000 block of N. McNeil. Police spokesman Louis Brownlee said the preliminary information revealed that an 18-year-old accidentally shot his brother. The 18-year-old was detained.

The victim was taken to the Regional Medical Center in critical condition.

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