Suffolk County Police yesterday arrested a teenage boy on weapons charges after he shot himself in the hand with an illegal handgun in Huntington Station.
A staff member at Huntington Hospital notified police that a 15-year-old boy was being treated in the emergency room for a gunshot wound to his left hand at 3:18 p.m.
Following an investigation by Second Squad detectives, a .22 caliber ghost gun was recovered at the teen’s residence on Foxwood Drive East and he was placed under arrest at 6:23 p.m.
The 15-year-old was charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Firearm, Criminal Use of a Firearm 2nd Degree, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Person Under 16 and Reckless Endangerment 2nd Degree.
He is scheduled to appear at Family Court in Central Islip at
a later date.