Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Nebraska 11-Year-old Shoots Himself - No Charges - It Was Just an Accident

Local news reports

Late Saturday afternoon, an 11-year-old boy shot himself in the right foot, at his home, north of North Platte.  

The boy took a .22 caliber single shot rifle from his home's top closet shelf. The boys and a couple friends wanted to shoot birds at their homemade fort. 

 The Lincoln County Sheriff’s office says the boy knew enough to find the ammo, get it out of the house, and load it. The investigation revealed the boy picked the firearm up by the butt stock and trigger. The gun went off shooting him in the right foot.

His mom took him to the hospital. Officials say no charges will be filed as the case is accidental.

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