HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) - A teenager was shot in Warner Robins Monday afternoon.

In a media release, the Warner Robins Police Department says a 16-year-old walked into the emergency room of the hospital saying he had been shot. Medical staff quickly learned he had been shot in the hip. The teen told investigators he had been walking down Greenbriar Road. He heard a gunshot and that's when he fell to the ground.

Investigators are working to learn more about the shooting.

The teen was treated for his injury and released from the hospital.