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MO: 14-year-old with ‘infectious smile’ dies in hunting accident, Missouri officials say

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https://www.heraldsun.com/news/nation-world/national/article256423266.html

12/08/2021

A high school freshman was killed last weekend after he accidentally shot himself while hunting, Missouri officials told news outlets. Jordan Griffey, a 14-year-old student at Clark County R-1 High School in northeast Missouri, tripped while he was hunting on Dec. 3, causing his rifle to fire at him, WGEM reported. Jordan was shot in the shoulder and died of “massive blood loss,” the coroner said, according to KHQA.

The teenager was known “as a kind and loving person,” his obituary states. “He had a passion for the outdoors and loved fishing and hunting, arrowhead hunting and he enjoyed riding four wheelers,” according to the obituary. “Jordan liked to play football, skate, and enjoyed spending time with his friends.”

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