A 15-year-old Blytheville boy was in fair condition at The Regional Medical Center in Memphis Monday afternoon, a hospital spokesman said, following an accidental shooting Saturday in the 1300 block of Holly Street.
Around 3:40 p.m. Saturday, the juvenile suffered a single gunshot wound to the front of his neck, according to a Blytheville Police Department report.
The report said the officer noticed an entrance wound.
Police took an 11-year-old boy into custody before considering it an accidental shooting.
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A 16-year-old Blytheville boy was shot in his right thigh area Friday afternoon, while walking near Franklin and McHaney, according to a Blytheville Police Department report.
The juvenile told police a vehicle circled him three times, before stopping.
He noticed the passenger side window roll down, then the driver leaned back, pointed a gun at him and fired two to three times, the report said.
A bullet struck the juvenile in the right thigh area. He was treated at Great River Medical Center.
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Blytheville police are investigating the following:
-- A report by Antoinette Willis Friday night that someone stole her purse out of her truck, while she was at her mother's residence in the 300 block of Dougan. The report said items missing were valued at $1,060.
-- A report by Tommy Tobar of Blytheville that someone stole a handgun from his vehicle Friday night at The Hut on South Elm.
-- A report Sunday by Reynaldo Castellanos that his vehicle window had been broken and his radio/DVD player was missing. The estimated value of the damage/missing items is a combined $850.
mbrasfield@blythevillecourier.com