NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A 17-year-old is behind bars in connection to an August robbery and shooting of another teen in Nashville.

Police say that they were able to identify the 17-year-old suspect after he accidentally shot a 16-year-old in the abdomen Sunday night. That accidental shooting happened at about 7:45 p.m. at an apartment on Charles E. Davis Boulevard, according to Metro Nashville Police.

A department press release said the 17-year-old admitted to shooting the 16-year-old, who was seriously injured and hospitalized at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

“During an interview, he told detectives that he had pressed the trigger of his pistol, not realizing a round had been chambered, striking the victim,” the press release said.

Police said that “further investigation” in

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