11-year-old dies days after hunting accident with sister, Mississippi deputies say
UPDATE: An 11-year-old has died days after he was shot while hunting rabbits in Mississippi, the Jones County Coroner’s Office confirmed Dec. 7.
Coroner Burl Hall identified the boy as Browning Chancellor.
The original story continues below.
An 11-year-old is fighting for his life after he was shot during a hunting accident in Mississippi, deputies say.
It happened just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, in southern Jones County, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
Investigators said the boy was hunting rabbits with his 12-year-old sister when she accidentally shot him in the head with a .22-caliber rifle. The siblings’ stepbrother, 19, was with them at the time, deputies said.
Authorities haven’t released the children’s names.
The 11-year-old was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, deputies said. His condition wasn’t known as of Monday, Dec. 4.
Deputies didn’t release additional information but said the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is investigating.
Jones County is about 90 miles southeast of downtown Jackson.
This story was originally published December 4, 2023 at 2:14 PM with the headline "11-year-old dies days after hunting accident with sister, Mississippi deputies say."