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Accidental shooting reported near Honey Creek

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July 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A teenager was transported to the hospital by helicopter following an accidental shooting late Sunday morning, in northwestern Pottawattamie County. The Omaha World-Herald says according to authorities, a 13-year-old boy suffered non-life threatening injuries during the accident that happened at around 11:45-a.m. in a wooded area by a creek, near a home just west of Honey Creek. The teen’s name was not released.

Sgt. Rob Ambrose with the Pott. County Sheriff’s Office, told the paper the boy and another 13-year-old boy were shooting in a rural area when one of the guns, a .22-caliber rifle, accidentally went off. One of the boys was hit in the lower torso. The two went to a nearby house and called 911.