Around 5:00 p.m. on August 12, District 5 officers were called to a shooting in the 5800 block of Cabanne Avenue.
When officers arrived on scene, they found a 14-year-old girl suffering a gunshot wound to the arm. Officers applied a tourniquet to her arm.
The teen was transported to the hospital and is stable.
A preliminary investigation revealed the girl was accidentally shot by a 15-year-old boy while playing with a firearm. The 15-year-old was not cooperating with officers.
He was taken to Juvenile Detention.
The investigation into the incident remains ongoing.