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Accidental shot kills Marshall County teen

CAMERON, W.Va. — A 19-year old is dead and a 14-year old is hospitalized after an accidental shooting in Marshall County.

The two victims were playing with a gun Friday evening at a home in Cameron. The boys believed the gun was unloaded. It was not. The shot struck the 19-year old victim in the forehead and he later died at a local hospital. The second victim remains hospitalized.

Police say there were three other teens in the home when the shooting occurred. The incident remains under investigation.





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