COLUMBUS – Two 15-year-old boys were injured in separate shooting incidents in Columbus Tuesday, one of which happened outside an elementary school.
One of the teens was accidentally shot in the abdomen by a 12-year-old boy as they were playing with a handgun, along with other juveniles, outside East Linden Elementary School, 2505 Brentnell Boulevard, at about 5:12 p.m., Det. Steve Miller of the Felony Assault Unit said.
The case is being forwarded to the Franklin County Court of Domestic Relations for review, Miller said.
The other teen was shot along with an 18-year-old man just before 11:15 p.m. in front of 1079 E. 14th Avenue, where police found more than 40 spent shell casings in the roadway just before 11:15 p.m., Sgt. Doug Jones said.
The victims are in stable condition in separate hospitals with gunshot wounds to the leg and are expected to survive, Jones said.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Felony Assault Unit at 614-645-4141 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).