An teen was injured after shooting himself with a "crude homemade shotgun," officials in Arizona said. 
 
 The 13-year-old was attempting to fire the weapon when he was struck by part of it in the ribcage, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. 
 
 13 year old air lifted from Tonopah after shooting himself with Internet inspired home made gun. MCSO on scene! pic.twitter.com/i2zM0N2IMo — Deputy Enriquez (@DeputyEnriquez) October 26, 2015 
 
 Authorities found the boy after receiving a call that a juvenile had been shot just after 4 p.m. local time (7 p.m. ET) in Buckeye, Arizona. 
 
 The injured teen was airlifted to a local children’s hospital for surgery. His condition was unknown early Monday. 

 BUCKEYE, AZ - A 13-year-old boy who made a homemade shotgun injured himself in Buckeye on Sunday afternoon, deputies in Maricopa said. 
 
 Maricopa County Sheriff's Office responded to a home near 91st Avenue and Roosevelt Street around 4 p.m. on Sunday after a boy constructed an "internet inspired" homemade shotgun. 
 
 MCSO Deputy Joaquin Enriquez said the boy tried to discharge the shotgun and struck himself in the lower left rib cage with a projectile pipe. 
 
 The 13-year-old was flown to Phoenix Children's Hospital for surgery with non-life threatening injuries, according to Enriquez. 
 
 However, the boy's current condition is unknown at the moment. 
 
 MCSO is investigating the incident. 
 
 Stay with ABC15 for updates. 

 Sheriff's deputies said a Buckeye teenager accidentally shot himself with a gun he assembled himself. (Source: Maricopa County Sheriff's Department) 
 
 The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office reported a teen was in surgery Sunday afternoon after he shot himself with a gun he had constructed himself. 
 
 Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home on West Portland Street in Buckeye just after 4 p.m. 
 
 Deputies reported a 13-year-old male constructed what they referred to as a crude shotgun. When he attempted to discharge the firearm, he was struck in the rib cage. 
 
 The teen was flown to Phoenix Children’s Hospital. His condition wasn’t immediately known. Deputies said it appears the teen received instructions for assembling the gun online. 
 
 Deputies continue to investigate the incident. 
 
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– An Arizona teen underwent surgery on Sunday after accidentally shooting himself with a homemade shotgun he'd assembled with instructions found online. Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says the 13-year-old suffered non-life-threatening injuries when he tried to fire the weapon and was hit in the rib cage by a projectile pipe, reports KPHO and ABC15. Authorities arrived at the scene after getting a call about an adolescent who'd been shot in Buckeye around 4pm, reports NBC News. The teen was taken to Phoenix Children's Hospital; his current condition is unknown.