Teenage boy 'unintentionally' shoots cousin in Cypress: sheriff

CYPRESS, Texas - Authorities are looking into an ‘unintentional’ shooting in Cypress, where they say a teenage girl was shot by her cousin. 

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Details are limited, as it's an active investigation, but according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, deputy constables with Harris County Pct. 5 were called to the 19700 block of Redwood Manor Ln. 

That's where officers found a young girl, 16, who had been shot. She was airlifted to a hospital in serious condition. It's believed a teenage boy, about 14 years old, according to the Sheriff, "may have shot the female unintentionally."

However, we're told he fled shortly after the shooting to a nearby home. 

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A subsequent note from Sheriff Gonzalez doesn't identify the teenagers but revealed they were cousins. The 14-year-old was, at last check, booked in the juvenile detention center and charged with Aggravated Assault - Reckless. 

No additional information, as of this writing, has been shared, but officials are following up and continuing their investigation.