Shooting that critically injured 15-year-old at home was an accident, police say
Police: Shooting that critically injured an Auburn teen was an accident
We re learning new information on a shooting that left a 15-year-old girl critically injured in Auburn. Police now confirm the shooting was an accident.
AUBURN, Wash. - A shooting last week that left one 15-year-old girl in critical condition has been ruled an accident, police say.
An Auburn Police commander told Q13 News the girl’s 13-year-old brother was playing with a gun he thought was unloaded, and accidentally shot his older sister.
Paula Horstead is the children’s grandmother and said the family is heartbroken. Horstead said her daughter was a victim of gun violence as a teen, and this shooting incident is now opening up old wounds.