A teenager was rushed to hospital yesterday after suffering a neck injury in an alleged incident involving an air rifle.
Police cordoned off a section of Hollybrook Street in Govanhill at 7.30pm and arrested another teenager.
An ambulance was sent to the scene and a 17-year-old man was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Govan for treatment.
Police arrested another 17-year-old man and an air rifle was later seized by officers.
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: “We can confirm that police were called to a report that a 17-year-old male was injured following the discharge of an air rifle in Hollybrook Street, Govanhill, at 7.30pm last night.
“He was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment to a neck injury.
“Another 17-year-old male was arrested in relation to the alleged incident and later released.
“A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal and an air rifle was confiscated by police.”
A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “Two resources attended at 7.30pm and one 17-year-old male was transported to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.”
The 17-year-old man who was arrested is expected to appear in court “at a later date”, according to the police spokeswoman.
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