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

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Monday, December 2, 2019
9-year-old SC boy dies in hunting accident 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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