EARLE, Ark. (AP) - Authorities in east Arkansas say a 16-year-old boy fatally shot himself when a handgun he was putting in his waistband accidentally discharged.
The Crittenden County Sheriff’s Office says the fatal shooting happened Monday night at a home in Earle. Deputy of investigations Todd Grooms tells the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (https://bit.ly/2kVgdpe ) that the boy was leaving a friend’s house when the shooting occurred.
Grooms says the .25-caliber semi-automatic handgun fired as the teen was placing it in his belt, striking the boy in the abdomen.
The teen was taken to a hospital in Wynne, where he died. His name has not yet been released.
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Information from: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, https://www.arkansasonline.com
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