UTAH COUNTY, Utah, June 15, 2020 (Gephardt Daily) — A 6-year-old boy was flown by Life Flight to the hospital in critical condition Monday after what investigators say was an apparent accidental shooting involving a BB gun.
Sgt. Spencer Cannon, with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office, tweeted shortly after 9 p.m. that the accident happened in the North Ranch area of Eagle Mountain.
The pump-style BB gun was fired by the child’s 12-year-old brother, according to the tweet.
“BB may have ricocheted, striking the younger boy in the back of the head,” it said.
Gephardt Daily will update this developing story as more information becomes available.
