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Teen shot in head by spear gun taken to hospital, survives

 

BY MEREDITH RUTLAND

mrutland@MiamiHerald.com

A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized Thursday with a spear in his forehead after he and a friend tried to work a spear gun.

The 16-year-old and his 15-year-old friend were hanging out at a lake near Southwest 51st Street and 138th Avenue, and one of them tried to load the spear gun, Miami-Dade police said.

The spear gun fired, hitting the 16-year-old in the head. He was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital, alive and conscious.

The boys’ names were not released. Police said the incident appeared to be an accident.

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