13-Year-Old Arrested After 11-Year-Old Girl Accidentally Shot In Leg

LAKELAND, FL — Lakeland police have arrested a 13-year-old following a shooting Sunday that injured an 11-year-old girl.

At 7:49 p.m., patrol officers responded to a home in the 700 block of Emma Street and that an 11-year-old had been shot in the upper leg and taken to the hospital.

Detectives determined that the shooting occurred inside a car at the Salvation Army, 2455 Jim Galloway Road in Lakeland. The 13-year-old was in a car and placed a 9mm handgun in his waistband. While doing so, the gun accidentally discharged, and the bullet struck the leg of the 11-year-old seated next to him in the car.

The 13-year-old, who was on probation, was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by a delinquent, carrying a concealed firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm by a Person under 18 and culpable negligence.

Detectives found and confiscated the gun.