Boy Who Played With Gun Fabricates Roadside Shooter Story

A 14-year-old Chesterfield Township boy, who Saturday, initially told police a roadside gunman shot him while he jumped on the backyard trampoline, police said Monday.

"He wanted officers to believe that an unknown male shot him from Cotton Road," said Detective Sgt. Deron Myers.

During a police investigation, the boy confessed he made up the story after he shot himself in the leg with a .22 caliber handgun passed down to his family from his grandfather, Myers said.

The boy, who underwent surgery to remove the bullet, is expected to make a complete recovery. He may, however, face juvenile charges pertaining to the false report, Myers said.

The incident took place Saturday night in a subdivision in the I-94 and Cotton area. After the gun fired, the teen walked to his girlfriend's house in the neighborhood, where she bandaged his leg and her mother took him to a nearby hospital. His mother was notified, police said.

The weapon has been recovered and placed into evidence for the ongoing investigation.