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British Teen Shot in Heart, Killed as Friends Play with Airgun
2 October 2008
BBC News
A teenager told a friend: "Careful where you're pointing that rifle", moments before he was accidentally shot in the heart, an inquest has been told.
The air rifle went off, and Daniel Marsh, 17, was killed.
A coroner called it "a terrible tragedy" as he recorded a misadventure verdict at the inquest in Newport.
Daniel's cousin Aaron Marsh, 17, and friend Mark Drew, 19, were arrested but no further action is to be taken, the hearing was told.
Mr Drew was holding... (GunPolicy.org)