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Northwest Missouri boy killed in accidental shooting
Posted: 01.13.2013 at 9:00 PM
KTVO Newsdesk
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A 12-year-old northwest Missouri boy is dead after accidentally shooting himself inside a home.

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BRECKENRIDGE, MO (AP) (AP) -- A 12-year-old northwest Missouri boy is dead after accidentally shooting himself inside a home.

The Caldwell County Sheriff's Office says deputies were called to a home in Breckenridge around 8:45 p.m. Friday and found the child suffering from a gunshot wound.

Investigators say the boy was mishandling the gun when it went off. He was flown by helicopter to University of Kansas MedicalCenter where he died.

Breckenridge is a town of less than 400 people about 75 miles northeast of Kansas City.

Investigators say they haven't determined whether charges will be filed.

(Copyright ©2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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