A 16-year-old boy was killed in a shooting in Uniontown that police believe was accidental.

Uniontown police and Pennsylvania State Police were called to a house on Wilson Avenue about 3 p.m. Saturday.

After investigating, according to Post-Gazette news partner KDKA-TV, police said the shooting appeared to be an accident.

A 14-year-old girl is being charged with juvenile counts of involuntary manslaughter and related offenses after she told police she was playing with the gun, which she thought was a BB pistol, KDKA reported.

The victim’s identity had not been released.

First Published: July 15, 2023, 9:43 p.m.