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Teen treated for genital gunshot wound 

July 1, 2003 12:00 am

Frank Hammon,
Police report that a 17-year-old boy showed up at the Mary Washington hospital emergency room over the weekend with a gunshot wound to his penis. 

Fredericksburg police spokesman, Officer Jim Shelhorse, says the Woodbridge boy wouldn't talk to police or hospital personnel about what happened to him. police don't know how or where the incident occurred. 

Shelhorse says the boy came to the hospital shortly after midnight Saturday. 

It's not clear how serious the boy's injuries are. Mary Washington Hospital does not disclose patient information.



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