Gunplay ended in tragedy in Coaldale when an unidentified teenager was apparently accidentally shot in the head. Ambulance personnel were dispatched to 143 Second St. shortly before 10 p.m.

The 17-year-old male victim was reportedly visiting a friend at the home. The victim was treated at St. Luke's Miners Hospital, Coaldale, before being flown to the Lehigh Valley Trauma Center, Salisbury Township, where he later died.The weapon is described as a .22-caliber rifle. Coaldale Police are investigating the circumstances behind the shooting.