Stray bullet from target shooting range kills teenager boy riding with family in car
The 14-year-old, identified as Zackary Kempke, died instantly on Sunday afternoon. The rest of the family, however, remained unharmed in the incident
A Utah teenager was reportedly killed in front of his family while traveling in a car with them when a stray bullet hit him in the head, according to authorities. Reports state that the bullet was fired from a group of nearby target shooters.
The 14-year-old, identified as Zackary Kempke, was reportedly sitting in the back seat of his family car when the incident occurred. Zackary's father was driving the vehicle on a dirt road across a desolate region of the Monte Cristo range on Sunday afternoon when the bullet struck the boy, according to Deseret News.
Target shooters said they didn't know there was a road behind their firing line. The 14-year-old struck in the head and killed has been identified. https://t.co/gRNXRcV8xO
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