Teen shot self at school, is in stable condition

PROVO, Utah (AP) - Police say a Provo High School student shot himself on school grounds but was not critically injured.

Authorities say surveillance cameras capture the 14-year-old about 2:30 p.m. Monday with a handgun on a remote corner of campus.

Provo Police Detective Chris Chambers says the shot grazed his cheek before the boy then called 911 from a school bathroom.

Chambers says he answered police questions but had a hole in his cheek.

The Daily Herald reports (https://bit.ly/1lzfBQj ) school officials told the boy’s parents, who visited him in the hospital.

Police recovered the gun. They say they have not found anyone who heard or saw the shot.

Students were scheduled to resume their normal school week on Tuesday.

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Information from: The Daily Herald, https://www.heraldextra.com