Two teenage suspects were arrested in connection with a Leadville shooting that injured one.

On Monday, at approximately noon, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a shooting near 19773 Highway 24 in Leadville.

The call came from a teenage boy who reported being confronted by two other teens and was shot in his arm, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation said in a news release.

The teen was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries and has since been released.

Shortly after the incident, Lake County deputies found and arrested the two male teenage suspects, both of which are from the Leadville/Lake County area according to CBI.

Both suspects have been charged with attempted first-degree murder.

CBI has requested to take the lead on the investigat

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