Santa Fe: a 12-year-old boy died from a bullet while hunting birds with friends

It happened in the Santa Fe town of Santa Isabel; one of the guys he was with accidentally shot his gun

A 12-year-old boy died this Wednesday from the impact of a pellet while hunting birds with two friends in the Santa Fe city of Santa Isabel. Although the victim was immediately transferred to a health center, the doctors could not save his life.

According to the newspaper La Capital , one of the boys accidentally shot the gun he had in his hands and the pellet hit the right parietal bone of a member of the group. The incident occurred in a field in the town of Chapuy , in a rural area of ​​Santa Fe.

The fire brigade was the first assistance team to arrive at the scene. Although the child was transferred to the Santa Isabel Hospital, he died hours later as a result of his injuries.

According to the testimony given by the father of the victim and owner of the field, his son had gone out with two friends of the same age. He specified that the accident occurred around 18 this Wednesday.

A 5.5-millimeter caliber pellet rifle was the weapon with which the shot was fired. Due to its fire power, it is commonly used for hunting small birds.

The Juvenile Court in the fair, in charge of Benjamín Revori, described the act as ” culpable homicide “. In turn, he ordered that the body be transferred to the Venado Tuerto Judicial Morgue.