By Associated Press - Wednesday, January 23, 2019

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - A 14-year-old girl has been shot in the head in upstate New York and hospitalized in “extremely critical condition.”

Authorities say the shooting happened around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at a home in Syracuse.

Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick says the shooting appears to be accidental, but he declined to comment further.

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The girl’s name has not been released.

The shooting remains under investigation.

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