Teen shot in the stomach when 12-gauge shotgun falls off bed in north Houston home

Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies respond to an accidental shooting Friday, July 5, after a 16-year-old girl was struck in the abdomen by a 12-gauge shotgun. Harris County Sheriff's Office deputies respond to an accidental shooting Friday, July 5, after a 16-year-old girl was struck in the abdomen by a 12-gauge shotgun. Photo: OnScene TV Photo: OnScene TV Image 1 of / 12 Caption Close Teen shot in the stomach when 12-gauge shotgun falls off bed in north Houston home 1 / 12 Back to Gallery

A teenager was shot in the abdomen Friday morning after a 12-gauge shotgun fell of a bed and discharged at her boyfriend's house in north Houston, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

The girl, 16, was taken to a nearby trauma center in critical condition, deputies said. Deputies responded to what was reported as an accidental shooting around 1 a.m. in the 100 block of Greyfriar near Aldine.

A deputy on the scene described her wounds as a "glancing blow" but noted that the weapon "does a lot of damage." At least seven other people were in the home at the time, deputies said.

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