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KEARNEY — A Kearney teen will remain at a Madison Juvenile Detention facility after being charged with three felonies and three misdemeanors in connection to the single shot fired Thursday night at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds.

The 16-year-old boy was charged as a juvenile in Buffalo County Juvenile Court with using a firearm to commit a felony, attempted first-degree assault and terroristic threats, all felonies, and the unlawful possession of a handgun, carrying a concealed weapon and minor in possession of alcohol, all misdemeanors, and discharging a firearm within the city limits, an infraction. The charges come after the teen allegedly fired a handgun into the ground Thursday night near a crowd of about 10 teens at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds.

The incident happened during a dispute between some of the teens just off the Midway portion of the fairgrounds, north of the exhibit center. No one was injured in the incident. The teen was detained by carnival employees and fairground security officers before Kearney Police Department officers arrived.

Judge Gerry Jorgensen ordered him to be held at the Northeast Nebraska Juvenile Services Center in Madison.

The Buffalo County Public Defender’s Office was appointed to represent the teen. The incident remains under investigation.