FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized after a shotgun exploded in his hands while at a Centreville shooting range on Sunday, according to the Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD).
Police said officers responded at 12:24 p.m. to reports of a teen hurt at a skeet and trap shooting range in the 14000 block of Mount Olive Rd.
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At the scene, officers determined that a malfunction had caused the shotgun to explode while the teen was using it. The teen was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries to his hand.
Police said the teen’s parent was at the scene at the time of the explosion and that it appears to be accidental…