TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — On Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, at around 5:07 pm, the Cochise County Sheriff's Office responded to a shooting incident near the 1000 block of Pottery Lane in St. David, not far off Highway 80.
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An 8-year-old boy was shot in the chest with a high-powered air rifle which shoots 22 caliber pellets.
Despite the immediate medical response, the child was pronounced dead at the Benson Hospital around 6 p.m.
This incident is under investigation.
The Sheriff's Office extends condolences to the grieving family.
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