HAMPTON, Va. — A 15-year-old has been charged in connection to a shooting that injured a 1-year-old last week.
On May 28, police responded to the 100 block of Clyde Street after a baby was shot, according to the Hampton Police Department. The baby was taken to the hospital withnon-life-threatening injuries.
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Police say that they charged a 15-year-old with one count of possession of a firearm by a juvenile and one count of allowing access to a firearm by a juvenile on the same day as the incident.
Police said a preliminary investigation revealed that another juvenile accidentally shot the baby with an unsecured firearm.
Hampton PD says that the investigation is ongoing.
