9-year-old boy dies after accidentally shot by father while hunting on Thanksgiving Day

A 9-year-old boy is dead after he was accidentally shot by his father while hunting in South Carolina on Thanksgiving Day.

ORANGEBURG COUNTY, South Carolina -- A 9-year-old boy is dead after he was accidentally shot by his father while hunting in South Carolina on Thanksgiving.

Nine-year-old Colton Williams was shot on Thursday while he was out with his father and a friend hunting for rabbits in Orangeburg County, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

Colton's grandfather says his organs will be donated.

No charges have been filed.

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9-year-old boy dies after accidentally shot by father on Thanksgiving