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Boy shot while family poses with illegal guns in Tennessee home [View all]
Source: Reuters
US | Wed Oct 28, 2015 2:06pm EDT
Boy shot while family poses with illegal guns in Tennessee home
NASHVILLE, TENN. | BY TIM GHIANNI
Police on Wednesday investigated how a boy was shot in the face while his family posed for photos with illegal firearms in their southeastern Tennessee home.
The unidentified 13-year-old boy suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital, police said.
The shooting occurred on Sunday night at a home in Harrison, Tennessee, about 20 miles east of Chattanooga, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department.
"The preliminary investigation has determined (he) was accidentally shot by a family member while posing for photographs with firearms," according to a news release, which said the weapons were illegally obtained.
(Reporting by Tim Ghianni; Editing by Mary Wisniewski and Bill Trott)
Boy shot while family poses with illegal guns in Tennessee home
NASHVILLE, TENN. | BY TIM GHIANNI
Police on Wednesday investigated how a boy was shot in the face while his family posed for photos with illegal firearms in their southeastern Tennessee home.
The unidentified 13-year-old boy suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital, police said.
The shooting occurred on Sunday night at a home in Harrison, Tennessee, about 20 miles east of Chattanooga, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department.
"The preliminary investigation has determined (he) was accidentally shot by a family member while posing for photographs with firearms," according to a news release, which said the weapons were illegally obtained.
(Reporting by Tim Ghianni; Editing by Mary Wisniewski and Bill Trott)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/28/us-tennessee-shooting-boy-idUSKCN0SM2GD20151028
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