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Sheriff’s officials: Fatal shooting of teen was an accident

By: Associated Press//July 28, 2017//

Sheriff’s officials: Fatal shooting of teen was an accident

By: Associated Press//July 28, 2017//

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WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say the fatal shooting of a teenage boy in Waupaca County is an accident.

Investigators say 15-year-old Jacob Peglow, of Waupaca, was shot in the shoulder and chest area by a 17-year-old friend Wednesday in the Town of Farmington.

Authorities say the teens were playing with a .22 caliber gun, which they didn’t think was loaded. WLUK-TV reports Sheriff Brad Hardel says it was “kids being kids” and “just an unfortunate accident.”

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