FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — A 13-year-old boy was shot Monday night in an apparent accident, according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office.
It happened at a home on Great Oaks Shadow in the Mission Bend North area just after 10 p.m.
Deputies said an 18-year-old was playing with the gun with the 13-year-old boy before the gun fired.
The 18-year-old left after the shooting but returned a short time later. He was detained for questioning. Deputies said the two are not related but that they are friends and that the 18-year-old was staying at the home.
Meanwhile, deputies said the victim was conscious when he was taken to the hospital after being shot in the abdomen.