A Nashville boy is recovering from injuries sustained after he was accidentally shot on Saturday.

According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, around 5 p.m. the 13-year-old boy was shot at a house in the 2400 block of Albion Street Saturday afternoon.

The residence is located near Meharry Medical College.

He was taken by the Nashville Fire Department to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting.

Based on officers' preliminary investigation, another teenager was the one responsible for shooting of the boy, though police believe it was an accident.

A police captain did not immediately say whether charges are expected to be filed in the case.

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