US EditionTeenager shot dead 'after being mistaken for a squirrel'
The accidental shooting of 17-year-old Carson Ryan during a squirrel hunt has raised questions, while a fundraiser has collected over $55,000 to support his family.
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A 17-year-old boy from Iowa was shot and killed during a hunting trip after a fellow hunter mistook him for a squirrel. The fatal accident occurred Saturday in a wooded area near Iowa City, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources confirmed in a statement.
US Teen Dies on Hunting Trip After Being Mistaken for a Squirrel
Carson Ryan, 17, died last Saturday after being mistaken for a squirrel on a hunting trip. He was shot in the back of the head by someone in his own hunting party who thought his head was a squirrel. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources, which is now investigating the incident alongside the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, confirmed the details in a press release that reads like absurdist satire on American gun culture: the group was squi…
Teen dies after being mistaken for squirrel in hunting accident
A 17-year-old in Iowa has died in an "accidental shooting" after he was "mistaken for a squirrel" by a fellow hunter during a hunting trip in Brighton, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Iowa Boy Shot in Head, 'Mistaken for Squirrel by His Hunting Party': 'This Was Murder'
Whenever deadly weapons are involved, accidents can end in someone’s death, which was unfortunately the case for 17-year-old Carson Ryan of Iowa City. The teenage boy was reportedly shot in the back of the head by someone in his own hunting group. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources news release claims that it was because he “was mistaken for a squirrel by a member of his hunting party.” This happened during the day as well, on a 3 pm after…
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