A 17-year-old boy who was hospitalized following a shooting in the Honeypot section of Nanticoke Sunday night has died, according to Nanticoke Police Chief Michael Roke.
The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the left side of his upper chest near his shoulder and was taken to Geisinger Wyoming Hospital, where he later died. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.
According to Roke, no arrests have been made and police are still investigating to determine whether or not the shooting occurred with “intent.”
According to a search warrant:
Police were first dispatched to a home along Minden Court around 4:42 p.m. Sunday for a report of a gunshot victim.
Upon arrival, officers said they made contact with an 18-year-old male who was sitting on the steps outside of the house, holding the victim.
The 18-year-old initially told police that he was in the living room wrestling with the victim when they fell into a wooden cabinet, causing a gun to fall off one of the shelves and onto the living room floor.
He stated that the gun then discharged and struck the victim, the affidavit read.
Court records reported that the 18-year-old then admitted to investigators that he was actually fooling around the gun when it discharged.
The affidavit also stated that police seized several items from the scene including any and all firearms, shell casings, bullet fragments, clothing and forensic evidence.
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