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A 14-year-old boy was shot in the eye with a BB pellet Tuesday evening.
Bristol Borough officers were called at 6:15 p.m. to the area of Pine Street for reports of a subject who was shot in the eye. A short time later, officers discovered an injured teen showed up at Lower Bucks Hospital for treatment.
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The teen told Detective Sgt. Randy Morris that he was visiting a friend in the 700 block of Pine Street when David Black, 19, and Anthony Barnett, 18, both of Bristol, approached and displayed what appeared to be a black handgun, according to court papers.
The injured teen said Barnett initially brandished the gun and asked the teen if he had money or drugs. He said “no,” according to court papers.
One of the defendants shot the teen in the face. A pellet hit him in the left eye, police said.
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The injured teen rode his bicycle to Lower Bucks Hospital and was transfer to Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia for treatment, according to a police official.
Black and Barnett were charged and arraigned by District Judge Daniel Baranoski with two counts of aggravated assault and single counts of simple assault, possession of an instrument of crime and conspiracy. Black released on $2,500 unsecured bail and Barnett was sent to prison on 10 percent of $75,000.
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Both men are set to have their preliminary hearings before District Judge Frank W. Peranteau Sr. on April 15.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
