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NPD: 16-year-old hurt after accidentally shooting himself

, Va. (WAVY) – A 16-year-old boy is hurt after an accidental, self-inflicted injury on Wednesday night, police said.

According to officials, officers were dispatched to Bellefield Road around 10:10 p.m. for reports of a shooting. This is near East Virginia Beach Boulevard.

Officers arrived to find a 16-year-old boy suffering from a non life-threatening gunshot wound, and he was taken to the hospital for treatment. The preliminary investigation has determined the gunshot wound was accidentally self-inflicted.

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