Port Neches teen accidentally shot while friends play with gun

Port Neches police are investigating an accidental shooting after a bullet grazed the head of a teen on Monday.

According to PNPD chief Paul Lemoine, the victim, 16, was playing a video game while two of his friends, both 15 years old, were handling a handgun. The weapon discharged, giving the victim a non-life-threatening “superficial wound.”

After hearing the shot, one of the boy’s father came in to put the weapon on safety, when the weapon discharged a second time, but not striking anyone.

According to PNPD, the weapon was brought by one of the teens to the house and did not belong to the father. Lemoine said police are still trying to determine how the teen got possession of the weapon and no charges have been filed at this time.

The incident is still under investigation.

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