Boy Scout killed at camp brought gun from Nevada

The Associated Press

July 2, 2014 10:27:58 AM

SAN DIEGO -- Police say a 12-year-old boy who died from a gunshot wound at a Boy Scout camp in San Diego brought the handgun with him from his hometown of Las Vegas.

San Diego County coroner's investigators performed an autopsy Tuesday, but neither they nor police would say whether the shooting was self-inflicted or accidental.

Police Lt. Mike Hastings tells the Los Angeles Times the gun wasn't registered. Initial reports said he was shot in the head, but police now say it was the upper torso.

U-T San Diego reports that the group of 20 Scouts whose chaperones included the boy's father had arrived from Las Vegas on Sunday and had intended to stay until Saturday.

printer friendly version | back to top

Most Viewed News Stories

1. Body discovered in Pickens County identified as missing West Point man AREA

2. Jailers disciplined in wake of inmate escape COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY

3. Fire badly damages east Columbus home COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY

4. West Point man arrested for firing shots outside Falcon Field during game COLUMBUS & LOWNDES COUNTY

5. Starkville weighing e-cigarette ban STARKVILLE & OKTIBBEHA COUNTY