Cocoa teen in hospital after being shot at home, deputies say

COCOA, Fla. — Deputies are investigating after a Cocoa teenager was shot at a home late Sunday morning, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said.

The shooting took place around 10:30 a.m. at a house on the 600 block of Ridgewood Drive, deputies said.

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The teenage victim was airlifted to a nearby hospital in critical condition with a life-threatening gunshot wound, deputies said.

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Investigators said preliminary information indicates a family member was showing another relative a gun that had recently been purchased. The gun then fired.

Investigators are still interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

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