A Philadelphia teen was arrested this weekend after allegedly shooting himself in a bathroom stall on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
Police were called to the Boardwalk at Chelsea Avenue just after 7 p.m. Sunday for the report of a 16-year-old shot, Capt. Kevin Fair said.
The teen was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's City Campus with an injury not considered life-threatening, according to the report.
Detectives from the Violent Crimes Unit talked to witnesses and looked at video from several surveillance cameras.
They also spoke with the teen and his mother a second time and found that the first interview was "completely false," Fair said.
The juvenile illegally brought a firearm on a trip to Atlantic City from Philadelphia, according to the report.
The teen was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm by someone younger than 18, possession of hollow-point ammunition and provide false information to law enforcement.
He was remanded to the Harborfields Detention Facility.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Atlantic City Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit at 609-347-5766. Information may also be texted anonymously to tip411 (847411), beginning the text with ACPD.
