TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A Cochise County child has died after he was
shot in the chest with a “high powered air rifle that shoots 22 caliber
pellets,” authorities said.
Officials initially reported it was an airsoft gun.
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office said it happened in St. David around 5
p.m. Monday.
The 8-year-old victim died at a local hospital and the shooting is under
investigation, according to the CCSO.
An airsoft gun shoots plastic BBs. Depending on the firearm’s size and
quality, the BB can travel around 400 feet per second.