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Adult Injury Child Injury (18 and Under) No Charges Filed West Virginia November 8, 2020November 11, 2020 by Gary Klein

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2020

A man and a boy were hospitalized today in Barboursville, West Virginia after a .50 caliber rifle malfunctioned and exploded.  The man was shot in the hand and the boy was shot in the arm.  The sheriff told a reporter that the two were “out shooting” when the accident occurred. Source: Chad Hedrick, WSAZ 3 …

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