8-year-old Indiana girl dies after being shot in the eye by a BB gun

527 views · Published 10 January 2018 · 0:22 · Indexed 22 September 2026

Channel: WRTV Indianapolis · 2018 · News & Politics

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Authorities say an 8-year-old girl has died after a younger child accidentally shot her in the eye with a BB gun in northeastern Indiana.  The girl was taken to a hospital in critical condition on Thursday after being wounded at a home in Grabill, 140 miles northeast of Indianapolis. An obituary for Deborah Kay Schwartz says she died Friday.  The Allen County Coroner’s Office said Monday that Deborah died of a gunshot wound to the head.

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