Boy Fatally Shot After Straying Behind Target
From Times Wire Reports
A 4-year-old boy was fatally wounded when he wandered behind a paper target while family and friends were practicing shooting, authorities said.
Evan Davis Klassen was shot at Lake Vermilion, where a group of about a dozen people had gathered for the Memorial Day weekend.
“They thought they had the kids under control,†said Sgt. James McKenzie of the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department. He called the shooting “a pretty straightforward accident.â€
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