Teen Football Star, Mistaken for a Squirrel, Gets Shot and Killed in Iowa

Teen football star, mistaken for a squirrel, gets shot and killed in Iowa

A strange and tragic hunting accident in rural Iowa has claimed the life of Carson Ryan, a senior at Washington High School about 100 miles southeast of Des Moines. On Saturday, September 27, authorities say Ryan, 17, was squirrel hunting near Brighton, in Washington County, when a member of his hunting party mistakenly identified him as a squirrel and shot him in the back of the head. Despite immediate medical attention at UI Health Care Medica…

Iowa student shot dead by fellow hunter who mistook him for a squirrel: cops

‘Carson was a fierce competitor in everything he did,’ the school’s assistant football coach said of the teen

Iowa Teen Fatally Shot After A Hunter Mistakes Him For A Squirrel * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Anthony

This is absolutely tragic. An Iowa teen was shot and killed after a hunter mistaken him as a squirrel. The […]

17-Year-Old Dies In Tragic Hunting Accident After Being Mistaken For Squirrel In Iowa

In a tragic hunting accident, a 17-year-old teen is dead after being mistaken for a squirrel. The sad incident happened in Iowa over last weekend. What happened: Accordng to the  Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the teen was still in high school. He had been a senior and also a varisty football player. Washington teen Carson Ryan had been visiting the state on a hunting trip. That’s when another hunter accidentally shot and killed him…

Iowa: Football Star Shot Dead After Friends Mistake Him for a Squirrel

A varsity football star in Iowa was tragically shot and killed during a recent hunting trip when his friends mistook him for a squirrel.