March 5, 2012
By Dee Duren, NewsOn6.com
WELCH, Oklahoma - An 11-year-old Welch boy was shot and killed
while hunting with a 12-year-old friend Sunday afternoon in a rural
area north of Welch.
The Craig County Sheriff's Office says
the friend fell on his gun, causing it to discharge. The
bullet hit James Foster in the head. Foster was pronounced
dead at the scene.
The small town of Welch is coping with a
tragic loss.
"In a close knit community like Welch, an
incident like this affects everyone," said Welch Superintendent
Clark McKeon.
"There was no one else there at the time,"
said Craig County Sheriff Jimmie Sooter. "They were out hunting and
he fell some way and that's when the gun went off and shot the
11-year-old in the head."
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