Weslaco police: Teens arrested in connection with 'accidental shooting' that critically injured friend

Weslaco police arrested two teens accused of critically injuring their friend in what they're calling an accidental shooting, according to a news r...

May 7, 2023
12:38 PM

Weslaco police arrested two teens accused of critically injuring their friend in what they're calling an accidental shooting, according to a news release.  Officers with the Weslaco Police Department responded to the South Texas Health Systems Emergency Room on Thursday, May 4 in reference to an 18-year-old man being treated for a gunshot wound. The teen, Gilberto Villalobos, was a passenger in a vehicle occupied by several of his friends while traveling around the 100 Block of East Interstate 2 in Weslaco when a gun that was being handled 'unsafely'  The bullet struck Villalobos' back.