DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a 14-year-old boy faces a charge in what appears to be the accidental shooting of a girl in Des Moines.

Medics and officers were sent to the scene around 9:45 p.m. Saturday. Police say several juveniles were mishandling a gun and it went off.

The bullet struck the 14-year-old girl in the face. Sgt. Paul Parizek says the girl was taken to a hospital and is expected to live.

Parizek says the boy is being charged with reckless use of a firearm causing injury.