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17-year-old boy rushed to hospital by mother after shooting in Bladensburg

The boy's mother rushed him to Children's Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

BLADENSBURG, Md. — A 17-year-old boy was shot in a possible double shooting in Bladensburg early Tuesday morning, Bladensburg Police Department said.

The shooting happened around 12:50 a.m. at Decator Street and 56th Avenue, police said.

The boy's mother rushed him to Children's Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 

Police said a short time after the initial shooting, another male victim arrived at Prince George's Hospital with a gunshot wound.

Authorities are now trying to determine if the two shootings are related and if the victims were shot in the same incident and location. The events leading up to the shooting are unclear at this time.

Police said both victims are expected to survive.

The shooting is under investigation.

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