15-year-old seriously hurt after flare gun fired into mouth; 18-year-old charged Dave Faherty UP NEXT A Caldwell County teenager is in critical condition and another teen is facing charges after an unusual shooting involving a flare gun. Deputies said a 15-year-old boy named Braden is recovering after 18-year-old Timothy Sanders fired a flare gun into his mouth in Lenoir. Sanders has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. Lenoir- family members of a 15-year old boy just shared this photo after he was shot in the mouth with a flare gun. Details on the other teen who has been arrested and what family members of the 15-year old are doing to help his parents today at noon and five on channel 9. pic.twitter.com/hDdDTt9MQO— Dave Faherty (@FahertyWSOC9) February 1, 2021