Teen girl suffers gunshot to neck in Mecosta County. What the sheriff’s office says

A 16-year-old Mecosta County woman who was unintentionally shot within the neck final weekend is predicted to outlive, the Mecosta County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned.

The Sheriff’s Workplace made the announcement girl was shot by a 21 year old Barryton man. She was transported to Huge Rapids Hospital for stabilization earlier than being transferred to Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids for additional remedy.

“Though her accidents had been crucial, she is predicted to outlive,” the Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned in a Fb put up on Sunday, November 2.

Not one of the individuals concerned had been recognized by police. The circumstances of the capturing and the kind of firearm had been additionally not specified within the put up.

Officers had been dispatched to a house in Sheridan Township close to the intersection of Harding Street and fifty fifth Avenue, west of M-66 close to Tubbs Lake, on Saturday, November 1 at roughly 10:04 PM in response to the reported capturing.

Officers “instantly started performing CPR and different lifesaving measures till medical personnel arrived on scene,” the discharge mentioned.

“After an intensive investigation, officers decided the capturing was an accident, interviewing all concerned events and witnesses,” the information launch mentioned.

“The Mecosta County Sheriff’s Workplace urges the general public to all the time train warning when dealing with firearms,” the spokesperson mentioned after say. “As a reminder, firearms ought to all the time be handled as if they’re loaded, pointed in a protected path and dealt with with the utmost care.”

Deputies had been assisted by Mecosta County EMS, Meceola Central Dispatch and Fork Township Rescue.

Jalen Williams is a trending reporter on the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at jawilliams1@freepress.com.