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17-year-old boy injured by shotgun in Zakynthos

Zakynthos
17 Jan 2022 / 19:28

ZAKYNTHOS. The boy was accidentally shot by a classmate.

The 17-year-old boy was taken to Zakynthos Hospital on Monday 17 January afternoon, injured by a shotgun. The young boy was accidentally shot by a classmate with a shotgun.
 
The pupil who got injured was at his friend's house, who took his father's shotgun from a closet to show it to him.
 
According to information received, the 17-year-old boy, not knowing that his father had loaded the shotgun, lowered the barrel and pulled the trigger, hitting his friend in the left side of the groin.
 
The injured boy was taken to Zakynthos Hospital and underwent surgery to remove the lead shot from his groin.
 
The 17-year-old, who shot his classmate, and his father, who had the shotgun loaded in the closet, were both arrested.
 
Source: ERT