Coverage dated July 31, 2023

Alaska child fatally shoots another child with a rifle moments after they were playing with toy guns

Headline from CBS 19 Tyler

The incident happened in Mountain Village, a Yup’ik community of 600 people, located about 470 miles from Anchorage.

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  1. CBS 19 Tyler

    Alaska child fatally shoots another child with a rifle moments after they were playing with toy guns (opens CBS 19 Tyler)

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    CBS 19 Tyler's feed description

    The incident happened in Mountain Village, a Yup’ik community of 600 people, located about 470 miles from Anchorage.

  2. CBS News

    Child shoots and kills another child with a rifle moments after they were playing with Nerf guns, Alaska troopers say (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The children were inside playing with Nerf guns before one of them picked up a rifle and fatally shot the other child, officials in Alaska said.

  3. MyNorthwest

    Alaska child fatally shot by other child moments after playing with toy guns, troopers say (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Moments after two children were playing with toy guns, one of the children picked up a real rifle in a western Alaska home and

  4. Fox News

    Devastating accident in Alaska village: Child fatally shot by real rifle after playtime with toy guns (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    According to Alaska State Troopers, two children were innocently playing with toy guns when, tragically, one of them mistakenly picked up a real rifle and killed the other.

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