WESTFIELD, Mass. – An 8-year-old boy has died after accidentally shooting himself in the head while firing an Uzi submachine gun under adult supervision in western Massachusetts.
Police Lt. Lawrence Valliere says the boy lost control of the weapon while firing it Sunday at the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo at the Westfield Sportsman's Club. Police say the force of the weapon made it "travel up and back" to the boy's head.
The victim was taken to Baystate Medical Center where he died.
His name was not immediately released.
Law enforcement officials say although the incident appears to be an accident, police and the Hampden District Attorney's office are investigating.
Efforts to reach officials with the private club were not immediately successful.
What complete asshole gave an 8 year old a uzi to shoot? I don't care if it was a supervised event. The moron should be in jail for that.
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<p align="justify">And here I was worrying myself sick to give my 14-year old bro a try at a semi-automatic paintball gun[}:)]
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