North Charleston police arrested a teenager over the weekend following an accidental shooting that left another teen injured in the Northwood Estates neighborhood, authorities said.

Officers from the North Charleston Police Department responded Saturday night to a call reporting an unintentional shooting incident on Delhi Road near Greenridge Road. Arriving officers found a teenager suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim’s condition and the extent of injuries were not immediately available from the department’s public communications.

A second teenager was taken into custody in connection with the shooting. North Charleston police characterized the discharge as accidental, though an arrest was still made, indicating investigators determined criminal liability attached to how the firearm was handled or accessed.

The department did not release the names of either teenager, consistent with standard practice when juveniles are involved in criminal incidents. Charges filed against the arrested teen had not been publicly detailed as of Monday.

Northwood Estates sits in a residential corridor of North Charleston that has seen recurring attention from city planners and public safety officials over the past several years. The neighborhood falls within a stretch of the city where infrastructure investment and community development discussions have intensified alongside broader growth pressure across the Charleston metro area.

North Charleston has grown substantially as commercial and industrial development along the Ashley Phosphate Road corridor and near the Charleston Executive Airport has drawn new residents and businesses northward. That growth has brought competing pressures on older residential neighborhoods like Northwood Estates, where housing stock predates the current development cycle and community resources have not always kept pace with population changes.

Gun incidents involving juveniles have drawn increasing scrutiny from city and county officials across the Lowcountry. Charleston County has funded several youth intervention programs in recent budget cycles, and city councils in both Charleston and North Charleston have held discussions about community investment strategies tied to public safety outcomes. Advocates working in affected neighborhoods have consistently pointed to access to unsecured firearms as a driver of unintentional shootings among minors.

South Carolina law requires that firearms be stored in a manner that prevents access by children, though enforcement of safe storage provisions typically occurs after an incident rather than before. When a minor accesses a firearm and causes injury, investigators routinely examine whether an adult was responsible for securing the weapon and whether charges against that adult are warranted. The North Charleston Police Department had not confirmed by Monday whether any adults faced charges in connection with Saturday’s shooting.

The Delhi Road and Greenridge Road area sits away from the waterfront development corridors that have drawn the bulk of regional real estate attention, but it is not isolated from the economic forces reshaping North Charleston. Residential property values across the city have moved upward in recent years as demand in the broader Charleston metro has pushed buyers further from the peninsula. That dynamic has complicated the picture for lower-income neighborhoods, where longer-term residents face cost pressure even as neighborhood infrastructure and services lag behind the pace of regional investment.

North Charleston’s planning staff has been working through a series of corridor studies and rezoning considerations that touch portions of the city’s interior residential grid, including areas near major north-south arterials. Whether those planning efforts translate into meaningful neighborhood investment in places like Northwood Estates is a question community advocates have raised repeatedly at city council meetings.

The North Charleston Police Department asked anyone with information about the Saturday shooting to contact investigators. The department did not specify whether a third party was involved or whether the firearm used had been reported stolen.

No further court or charging information was available through the juvenile justice system, which restricts public access to records involving minors. The case will likely proceed through the Family Court system unless prosecutors seek to have the arrested teenager tried as an adult, a determination that depends on the charges ultimately filed and the teen’s prior record, if any.

The investigation remains open, according to police.