Incident

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11-24-2022 West Virginia 1-0

Location

November 24, 2022

Bear Mountain
Pocahontas (county), West Virginia

Participants

Type: Victim
Age: 11
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Accidental Shooting
Accidental Shooting - Death
Accidental/Negligent Discharge
Hunting accident
Child Involved Incident
Child killed (not child shooter)

Notes

Pocahontas County on WV-VA state line, boy fatally shot while hunting with his father on Bear Mountain

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wboy.com/emergencies/11-year-old-killed-while-hunting-in-west-virginia-on-thanksgiving/

URL: https://www.wdtv.com/2022/11/29/11-year-old-killed-wva-hunting-accident/

URL: https://wvmetronews.com/2022/11/29/11-year-old-boy-dies-in-hunting-related-shooting/

District

Congressional District: 6
State Senate District: 25
State House District: 20