December 19, 2012
From RichmondRegister.com
MADISON COUNTY — A man who was hunting Tuesday afternoon near Red
Lick was accidentally shot in the foot by his 19-year-old companion,
according to the Kentucky State Police.
Tommy Lemons was
taken to the University of Kentucky Medical Center after the
incident, which occurred shortly before 3 p.m. near Mallory Spring
Road, Post 7 spokesperson Trooper Paul Blanton said.
He was
walking up a hillside when the other man’s muzzleloader accidentally
fired, Blanton said.
However, Trooper Toney Allen
investigated the scene and determined the 19-year-old’s muzzleloader
had been discharged, Blanton said.
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