16-year-old killed in hunting rifle accident

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16-year-old killed in hunting rifle accident in home
Posted: Aug 30, 2013
By FOX 12 Staff – email

DRAIN, OR (KPTV) –
A 16-year-old boy was killed when a friend handed him a hunting rifle inside a home and a shot was accidentally fired.

Douglas County deputies said it happened at 10:45 p.m. Thursday on Hayhurst Road in Drain.

Investigators said the victim was spending the night at his 15-year-old friend’s house. The boys were in the bedroom together when they decided to handle the rifle belonging to the younger boy.

The 15-year-old was handing the rifle to his friend when it accidentally discharged, according to investigators. The 16-year-old boy was shot and died at the scene.

The Douglas County Deputy Medical Examiner’s Office determined the shooting to be accidental. Both boys live in the Drain area and attend school there.

Deputies are not releasing their names at this time.

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