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Smithville boy killed in shooting identified

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Ricky Jenkins died at Phoebe Putney Hospital Ricky Jenkins died at Phoebe Putney Hospital
SMITHVILLE, GA -

A little boy is dead after he was shot in Smithville Monday evening, as children played with a gun they found in a closet.

10-year-old Ricky Jenkins died at Phoebe Putney Hospital after the shooting.

We're told several kids were playing with a .410 shotgun outside 141 Railroad Street in Smithville a little after 6:00 p.m.

Officials say that a seven-year-old was handling the shotgun, and it went off, striking Jenkins in the leg.

The GBI says that they have no plans to file charges at this time.

 

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