November 3, 2016
From BangorDailyNews.com
SPRINGFIELD, Maine — A 12-year-old boy is in the hospital after shooting himself in the foot Thursday while hunting with his father.
Ashton Crowther was hunting deer with his father, John Crowther when the shooting occurred.
Ashton placed the barrel of the Remington Model 742 Woodsmaster .308 caliber rifle against his left foot and inadvertently pulled the trigger. Ashton sustained a bullet wound to his left foot.