Perilous Times
Boy, 8, dies after being shot by father
* From: NewsCore
* July 11, 2010 5:36PM
AN EIGHT-year-old boy has died after being accidentally shot by his
father, Fox affiliate WITI reports.
Police in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, said Jerome Addison Jr.'s father was
removing a rifle from its case about 8:00pm local time Friday when it
discharged, hitting the boy in the torso.
The bullet passed through him and struck his 64-year-old grandmother in
the arm.
Both were transported to the hospital, but the boy later died. His
grandmother was expected to make a full recovery.
Jerome Addison Sr., 26, was taken into police custody. Investigations
are continuing.