Manatee sheriff: Girl, 17, shot in head at boyfriend's house

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MANATEE - Detectives were investigating a shooting that left a 17-year-old girl in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

Shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to the 2500 block of 30th Avenue East where a 17-year-old boy who lives at the address said the victim - his girlfriend - had been shot by accident as they handled a gun, according to a sheriff's office news release.

The victim was shot in the forehead. She was transported to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg where she is listed in critical condition.

Neither juvenile�s name is being released at this time. Detectives continue to investigate.

Anyone with information about the shooting can call the Manatee County Sheriff�s Office at (941) 747-3011 or Crime Stoppers at (866) 634-TIPS.

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