Monday, 31 August 2015

Father mistakenly shot 9-yr-old daughter in the stomach while cleaning his gun

A father accidentally shot his 9-year-old daughter in the stomach while cleaning his 22-caliber handgun, Vermont State Police the little girl has been hospitalized in the intensive care unit.  Police said McKenzie Ezzo of Poultney underwent surgery and was in guarded condition at the University of Vermont Medical Shooting.  The shooting happened on Sunday morning at a campsite in a wooded area off of US Route 4 in Ira. Police said the father, Randy Babcock, was cleaning the gun.  The child was carried by family members to a rest area. They were met by emergency personnel.  Police are investigating.

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