Police are investigating after they say a teenage boy was hospitalized after he was believed to have accidentally shot himself in North Chicago.
The North Chicago Police Department and North Chicago Fire Department responded around 4:50 p.m. Saturday to the 1400 block of Hervey Avenue for a report of a shooting.
North Chicago Assistant Police Chief Gary Lunn said officers arrived to find a juvenile victim shot.
The 17-year-old boy had suffered a gunshot wound to his leg.
Officers applied an emergency tourniquet to stop the bleeding before paramedics arrived, Lunn said.
Paramedics transported him to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville for treatment.
Officers recovered a handgun at the scene.
Lunn said it is believed that the victim may have accidentally shot himself.
The case remains under investigation by the North Chicago Police Department. It is unknown whether charges will be sought or not.