16-year-old dead, 15-year-old hospitalized after shooting at Mesquite home, police say

A 16-year-old is dead, and a 15-year-old is in critical condition following an overnight shooting inside a home in Mesquite, police said Monday.

Just after 12:50 a.m., officers were called to a home in the 1500 block of Rusk Drive after shots were fired, Mesquite PD said.

The preliminary investigation indicates that the two teen boys were inside a bedroom when gunshots were heard by an adult resident in the home, police said. When the adult entered the room, both teens were found with gunshot wounds…

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