SHILOH — A 14-year-old boy was flown to Christiana Hospital this afternoon after his father reportedly shot him in the face while hunting near Cook Road in Stow Creek Township, according to N.J. State Police, Bridgeton Barracks.
The father was reportedly hunting with a 12-gauge shotgun when, attempting to shoot a deer, shot his son in the face with a single pellet of buckshot, police said. The accident occurred shortly before 12:30 p.m. The father and son are from Greenwich Township in Cumberland County.
The boy is listed in stable condition and his injuries are non-life-threatening, officials stated.
According to police, the buckshot pellet struck the boy’s face under the eye and exited through his cheek.
February 1, 2013 6:03 AM