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A 17 year-old from Ladyville was shot yesterday morning – allegedly by his own accomplice in a robbery. 

Police say that at around 6:30 a.m., the minor was hanging out with his friend on the Ladyville Basketball Court. That's when they decided to rob an 18 year-old male at gunpoint of $150 cash and a mountain bike.

They tried to corner him, but the victim slapped the gun away, causing it to go off, shooting the 17 year-old minor. Still, they did manage to get away with the money and the bike, but police tracked them down because they had to go to the KHMH to treat the injury.

The Rural Executive Officer in charge of Ladyville Police explained more:

ASP Chris Noble - Rural Executive Officer
"We did have a report, and we are working on that report. We know tha somebody ended up in the hospital with a possible gunshot injury, and it may have been caused by persons known to him. He is in recovery; we are in the process of locating another person who will assist us with our investigation, and our exhaustive efforts have yielded nothing as yet with regards to the other person being brought into custody, however, it's not a process that we've abandoned."

Daniel Ortiz
"Are you able to tell us if there was prior dispute or a problem with these persons on the basketball court?"

ASP Chris Noble
"Whether or not there was a dispute is for the investigation to reveal. How we got th report is that somebody had been injured. To tell you if there was a dispute prior, there may have been, but that is for our investigation."

Police are looking for the accomplice who was the gunman.