A male youth is in custody and assisting police after a 15 year old youth was accidentally shot in the buttock at a home in Youngtown, Tasmania, Tasmania Police say.
The injured youth is in a stable condition at the Launceston General Hospital following the incident.
Anyone with information on the incident can provide that information anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers.
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