YUMA, Ariz. — A 14-year-old from Yuma has life-threatening injuries after being shot in the head, according to authorities.

The Yuma Police Department said the teen was shot in the 1900 block of S 17th Avenue on Friday.

Officers responded to a home in the area and found the injured teen in the living room of the home.

The teen was taken to a local hospital in Yuma and then airlifted to a Phoenix hospital for treatment, police said.

"At the time of the incident, a 21-year-old sibling was present. The sibling was questioned and released pending further investigation," police said.

Anyone with information about this case should call the Yuma Police Department at or to remain anonymous.

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