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GA: Accidental shooting of 5-year-old

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April 3, 3015

From WTVM.com

AUGUSTA, GA (WFXG) -The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an accidental shooting that took place Friday night.

Deputies were told that an adult had been in the yard with a firearm after hearing what he thought was a coyote. There was an accidental discharge and the five-year-old was grazed in the head by the bullet. The injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.