SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — A 16-year-old was taken to a local hospital after reportedly shooting himself in the parking lot of a Sun Prairie movie theater early Wednesday morning.
According to an incident report, police responded to a the Palace Cinema Movie Theater on Hoepker Road around 3:40 a.m. for a report of a 16-year-old with a gunshot wound to his head.
The report said a 14- and 12-year-old boys were also at the scene at the time of the shooting.
Police said an investigation shows the 16-year-old accidentally shot himself.
Officials said the teen was in surgery Wednesday morning and is expected to survive. The gun has been recovered and taken by police.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact Sun Prairie police at 608-837-7336, or anonymously at 608-837-6300.
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