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15-Year-Old In Custody For Shooting 17-Year-Old In Garland

GARLAND, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - A 15-year-old boy is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly shooting a 17-year-old boy.

It happened around 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, in the parking lot of an apartment community in the 2700 block of W. Walnut St.

Officers found the 17-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his leg in the parking lot .

He was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators said a disturbance among a group of young people, escalated into gunfire.

Police said several people ran off after the shooting, including the suspected shooter who police located in the 3000 block of Edgewood Dr.

The juvenile was taken into custody and is currently in the Garland Juvenile Detention Center.

 

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