NORCROSS, Ga. — Gwinnett County police say a 14-year-old boy is in serious condition after an accidental shooting.
It happened around 6 p.m. Monday on Wingfoot Way in Norcross.
Investigators said Fredis Rodriguez accidentally shot himself in the head with a stolen gun. A 12-year-old boy was with him in the room at the time. %
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“I was on my phone and out of nowhere you just hear a gun shot,” the boy told Channel 2’s Tyisha Fernandes.
The boy, who did not want to be identified, said he was stunned when he realized what had happened and couldn’t hear anything for a few minutes.
“I didn't know what to do. I was just standing there, and finally when I reacted I was trying to help him out so he wouldn't die,” he said.
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The boy then tried to pick up and unload the gun, and in doing so it accidentally fired again. No one was hit by that shot.
Police said Rodriguez brought the gun over to his friend’s home. The gun was stolen from Marietta in June, and investigators do not yet know where Rodriguez got the gun.
There were at least two adults and four children in the home at the time of the shooting. Officers don’t believe the adults knew the gun was in the home and say no charges are expected to be made against them.
Rodriguez was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.