13-year-old in stable condition after shooting at Macon home

Bibb County deputies say the shooting happened Thursday afternoon and remains under investigation.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A 13-year-old boy is in stable condition at the hospital after what Bibb County deputies believe to be an accidental shooting Thursday afternoon at a home on Mikado Avenue.

According to a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office news release, deputies responded just after noon to a home in the 4100 block of Mikado Avenue after a call to the E-911 center reported a person had been shot. When deputies got there, they found the boy with a single gunshot wound.

No one else was injured.

The initial investigation indicates it was a “self-inflicted accidental shooting,” the release said. The investigation continues.

If you have information, call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68-CRIME.