South Carolina Teen Shot, Killed in Duck Hunting Accident by Childhood Friend Identified
A 13-year-old boy is dead after authorities say his middle-schooler best friend mistakenly shot and killed him while the pair were out hunting for squirrels. Loved ones and the Orangeburg County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Cameron Conner of Dorchester, South Carolina, according to USA TODAY. The 8th grader died Sunday afternoon when he was fatally shot while squirrel hunting on private land with a friend, also 13, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources announced, confirming it was investigating a “hunting accident.” The inseparable teens attended Dorchester Academy...
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