Charges have been filed against a Logansport teenage in connection to the shooting of a 12-year-old back in June.
According to reports, Gavin Scott, 16, of Logansport was arrested on charges of criminal recklessness, a Level 6 Felony; theft, a Level 5 Felony; and false informing, a a class B misdemeanor.
Logansport Police Department officials say Scott was charged by the Cass County Prosecutor’s Office and waived into adult court. The probable cause affidavit is currently under seal.
According to officials, Scott knowingly took another person's gun without permission and used the gun a way that that created a "substantial risk of bodily injury" to the victim. Scott later allegedly provided false information to police about the incident.
Police responded to the incident around 2:30 a.m. on June 2, after dispatched was called to the 1400 block of East Broadway in Logansport on a report that a 12-year-old had been shot.
When officers from the Logansport Police Department arrived on scene they found the 12-year-old had been shot in the head. The boy faced life-threatening injuries and was flown to a hospital by a medical helicopter.
The shooting is still under investigation. No further information has been released by the Logansport Police Department.
Scott has since been released on bond. A pretrial conference is scheduled for Scott on November 12 in the Cass County Circuit Court.
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