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Maryland Teen Injured In 'Drive-By' Shooting Actually Shot Himself, Sheriff Says Maryland Teen Injured In 'Drive-By' Shooting Actually Shot Himself, Sheriff Says
Maryland Teen Injured In 'Drive-By' Shooting Actually Shot Himself, Sheriff Says The investigation into a reported drive-by shooting in Maryland could lead to charges for a teen who lied to police. On Friday afternoon, members of the Harford County Sheriff's Office were called to the 1500 block of Harford Square Drive in Edgewood, where a 16-year-old reported that he had been the victim of a drive-by shooter, though that would turn out to be a tall tale. Shortly before 3:15 p.m. on Friday afternoon, deputies found the teen, who suffered a non-fatal gunshot wound to his thigh, and he was taken by paramedics to a local trauma center after being treated at the scene of the…