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Teen treated for severe gunshot wound after mishap in garage

A teenager has been rushed to hospital after blowing off part of his hand off with a homemade gun.

Police are investigating an incident at a Slacks Creek address after a teen received a gunshot wound to his hand. Picture: QPS
Police are investigating an incident at a Slacks Creek address after a teen received a gunshot wound to his hand. Picture: QPS

A teenager has been rushed to hospital after blowing off part of his hand off with a homemade gun at a house south of Brisbane.

Police were called to the Lowanna St address at Slacks Creek just after 9.30pm Wednesday with initial reports the 17-year-old was handling the gun in the garage at the property when it went off.

He was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with what paramedics described as a severe gunshot wound to the left hand. His condition was described as stable Thursday morning.

Police are investigating the incident. Nobody has been charged.

Originally published as Teen treated for severe gunshot wound after mishap in garage

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