LARGO, Fla. — Two teens are facing charges after deputies say they drove to a house and one fired shots into a crowd.
According to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, two 17-year-old boys got into a car and drove to a house on 22nd Terrace North in Largo to fight a girl.
When they arrived police say one stayed in the car while the other walked up to a crowd of kids firing shots. Most ran into the home, but investigators said a 14-year-old girl, unable to get away, was shot in the arm twice.
According to a release, the girl was taken to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital for non-life threatening injuries and is expected to be OK.
One bullet fired during the incident struck the home while a "small child" was inside, they were unharmed, according to the sheriff's office.
Collectively the teens are facing aggravated battery with a deadly weapon (accessory), throwing a deadly missile into a building (accessory), second degree attempted murder and throwing a deadly missile into a building.
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