The two siblings were hunting the animal near their grandmother’s house when the tragedy occurred.
A terrible hunting accident occurred this weekend in Mississippi (USA) and claimed the life of one 11 year old boy. The child was shot in the head his 12 year old sister while aiming at a rabbit. The two siblings were hunting for the animal with their 19-year-old half-brother near their grandmother’s house on Saturday evening when the tragedy occurred.
The young teenager knelt and handed a .22 caliber rifle to his sister so she could fire a rifle Rabbitsbut he stood up abruptly when the girl pulled the trigger, shot his brother in the headaccording to information from the Jones County Sheriff’s Office transmitted by the local newspaper Laurel Leader-Call.
“Tragic accident”
The victim was initially taken to Forrest General Hospital in critical condition and then transported to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, where he remains died of his injuries.
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fish and Parks has opened a Investigation as the shooting is hunting related, in collaboration with the Jones County Sheriff’s Department. Everything indicates that it was a “tragic accident,” but the investigation is ongoing, authorities said.