Madison Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin DNR officials reported six firearm-related injuries, including one fatality, during this year’s gun deer hunting season. A 41-year-old man shot and killed an 11-year-old boy on Nov. 27 while he was trying to unload his gun in the backseat of a vehicle in Green Lake County.
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