An 8-year-old North Carolina boy died after he was hit in the chest with a BB gun bullet.
Citing a statement from the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, the Greensboro News & Record reports that an unidentified 8-year-old boy went into cardiac arrest after he was struck by “a single shot from a BB or pellet gun” near a home in Stony Point.
According to WBTV, the victim and a 7-year-old child were playing with a BB gun and a pellet rifle, shooting at targets near the home. At some point, the 8-year-old was hit in the chest. The child was taken to multiple hospitals: He was first brought to Iredell Memorial Hospital, and was sent to Brenner’s Children’s following an evaluation there. During transit, the boy went into cardiac arrest and was diverted to Davey Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
December 22, 2020 GMT
STONY POINT, N.C. (AP) Police in North Carolina say that an 8-year-old child has died after being struck in the chest by “a single shot from a BB or pellet gun.”
The Hickory Daily Record reports that the incident occurred Sunday near a family’s home in Stony Point.
The Alexander County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the shooting appears to be accidental.
Initial findings from the investigation indicate that two juveniles, ages 8 and 7, were shooting a BB gun and a pellet rifle at targets when the 8-year-old was struck.
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The child was being transferred to a hospital in Winston-Salem when the child went into cardiac. The child later died.
North Carolina boy dies after getting shot in chest with BB gun while playing with another child Jessica Schladebeck
A North Carolina boy died after he was struck “with a single shot” from a BB gun while playing with another child, authorities have said.
Deputies with the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of an accidental shooting on Sunday at a home in the Stony Point Community, according to a press release issued by police on Monday. When they arrived on the scene, officers found a 7-year-old child and an 8-year-old boy, who had been shot in the chest with a BB or pellet gun.
8-year-old dies after being shot in the chest with a BB gun, North Carolina cops say Mark Price, The Charlotte Observer
Dec. 21 An 8-year-old child died Sunday after being accidentally shot by a BB gun while playing with another child, according to the Alexander County Sheriff s Office in North Carolina.
The child s identity has not been released.
It happened Sunday in the Stony Point community, about 55 miles southwest of Winston-Salem, according to a news release from the sheriff s office. Upon arrival officers discovered that an 8-year-old child was struck in the chest with a single shot from a BB or pellet gun, the sheriff s office said.
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