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31 May 2005, 16:46 UTC#1
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4yr old Accidentally Killed During Target Practice
TOWER, Minn. -- Police in Minnesota said a four-year-old boy was killed when he wandered behind a paper target while family and friends were practicing shooting Sunday.
They said the boy was hit when a man fired a handgun about 30 feet through the target.
Police said the dozen people there "thought they had the kids under control."
They say the paper target didn't completely obscure him, but add it was difficult to see the boy through the foliage as he was wearing camouflage pants.
One officer calls the shooting "a pretty straightforward accident" and says it's likely that no charges will be filed.
TOWER, Minn. -- Police in Minnesota said a four-year-old boy was killed when he wandered behind a paper target while family and friends were practicing shooting Sunday.
They said the boy was hit when a man fired a handgun about 30 feet through the target.
Police said the dozen people there "thought they had the kids under control."
They say the paper target didn't completely obscure him, but add it was difficult to see the boy through the foliage as he was wearing camouflage pants.
One officer calls the shooting "a pretty straightforward accident" and says it's likely that no charges will be filed.
Taken from; http://www.local6.com/news/4548033/detail.html
I mean how can they dress him in camouflage pants, its stupid enough to bring along a 4 year old to target practise. Shocking..