Sheriff’s Office skeptical about teen’s account of being shot in leg

A 17-year-old arrived at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia late Monday with a gunshot wound, saying he was shot by a robber while he was running on a local trail.

But Thurston County Sheriff’s deputies are skeptical of the teen’s story.

“He wasn’t truthful about his name,” Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Sgt. Carla Carter told The Olympian early Tuesday. “It turned out there were other inconsistencies with his story.”

A worker at the hospital at 413 Lilly Road NE called 911 and reported the incident at 7:39 p.m., according to a Thurston County dispatcher. The teen underwent surgery for the gunshot wound on his leg and “is totally fine,” Carter said.

The Sheriff’s Office is investigating. No other information was been released.

This story was originally published March 7, 2017 at 5:02 PM with the headline "Sheriff’s Office skeptical about teen’s account of being shot in leg."