Crime & Safety

Boy Accidentally Shoots Uncle While Hunting Chipmunks: Milton PD

Police said the 8-year-old boy killed a chipmunk, but his bullet ricocheted and struck his uncle in the head.

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Emergency officials were called to the 100th block of Bolan Road around 11:30 a.m., when an eight-year-old boy, accidentally shot his uncle Friday, according to Milton police.
Emergency officials were called to the 100th block of Bolan Road around 11:30 a.m., when an eight-year-old boy, accidentally shot his uncle Friday, according to Milton police. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)

MILTON, NH — An 8-year-old boy accidentally shot his 32-year-old uncle in the head Friday while they were hunting chipmunks in Milton, according to police.

Emergency officials were called to the 100th block of Bolan Road around 11:30 a.m., following the incident. According to police, the boy shot and killed a chipmunk, but the bullet ricocheted and stuck his uncle in the head.

Police said the man was taken to Portsmouth Regional Hospital and is expected to recover.

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Milton police said the incident is being investigated as an accident, and no further information will be released. The New Hampshire Fish & Game Department assisted police in the investigation.

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