EBRSO: Teen hurt in accidental shooting Sunday in Central

The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating another accidental shooting this weekend.
Published: Mar. 13, 2022 at 5:52 PM CDT|Updated: Mar. 13, 2022 at 5:55 PM CDT
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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating another accidental shooting this weekend.

The latest incident happened at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 13 in the 10,000 block of E. Brookside Drive in Central near Central High School.

A spokesperson with the sheriff’s office told WAFB, two juveniles were playing with a gun inside of a home when the gun was accidentally discharged, striking one of them in the leg.

According to EBRSO, the juvenile initially lied to deputies, saying he was struck in a drive-by shooting.

There is still no word on which juvenile pulled the trigger.

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