RICH COUNTY, UT. (THECOUNT) — A tragic accident occurred Sunday after a 14-year-old boy was killed by a wayward bullet while riding in a vehicle with his family.
Zackary Kempke of Ogden, was riding in a vehicle with his family when he was struck in the head by a bullet fired by a person shooting at a nearby target. Kempke suffered fatal injuries in the freak shooting.
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Police determined an individual target-shooting in the area had fired at a target several hundred feet from the vehicle.
The shooter and several witnesses told police they did not know there was a road down range and that the thick brush and trees obscured their view so they didn’t know a vehicle was in the area of the target.
The fatal shooting happened Sunday afternoon in a remote area of the Monte Cristo range in northeast Utah, sheriff’s office officials said in a press release. Police say officers were dispatched to the area around 3 p.m. after a 911 call. source
“When the investigation is complete, all information and evidence will be turned over to the Rich County Prosecutor for further action or charges,” the sheriff’s office stated. “As of this time no charges have been filed.”
The initial investigation shows the shooting appears unintentional.