Girl, 16, Shot in the Face in an Apparent Accident
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A 16-year-old girl was shot in the face, apparently by accident, in her home, police said Sunday.
The teen was found about 2:20 p.m. Saturday by her 20-year-old sister, who ran downstairs after hearing a gunshot, said Officer Mike Lopez of the Los Angeles Police Department.
The girl was taken to a hospital, where she was reported in stable condition.
Two teenage boys who are believed to be friends of the victim may have been showing her a pistol when it went off, Lopez said. They fled the house in the 16000 block of Vanowen Street after the shooting. One was taken into custody Saturday and the other turned himself in to police Sunday.
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