NE Iowa Girl Critical After Shot in Head

VINTON, Iowa (AP) — A 14-year-old girl has been flown to an Iowa City hospital after being shot by another teen handling a rifle.

Vinton Police Chief Ted Paxton says officers were sent to the Vinton home just after 6:15 p.m. Tuesday. They found the girl had been shot in the head. She was taken to Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton and then transferred in critical condition to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

The names of both teenagers have not been released.