By Bob Walsh
All that is known for sure at this point is that a 14-year old boy is dead and a 17-year old boy is in custody due to a shooting in West Point, CA on Wednesday. (Some reports state that the shooter was 16 years old.)
Colby Fouch, 14, took a shotgun blast in the upper body and face. The two may, or may not, have been hunting at a quarry in the area. The two were friends and former school mates. The dead kid was allegedly dating the shooter’s sister.
The shooter, who has not been officially identified due to his age, is in custody for “discharging a firearm in a grossly negligent manner.”
The dead kid had withdrawn from school, the Calaveras River Academy, allegedly because he was planning on moving.
The dead kid’s older brother stated that the shooter had taken to carrying a shotgun with him because he had been threatened by “other people.”
I suppose in a rural area a minor can get by with carrying a shotgun around with him, at least during hunting season. Also I know people often do recreational shooting in old quarries, but I was not aware that there tended to be a lot of small game there. I could however, be wrong.
I do know that there seems to be something off about this, and the cops have said they are NOT investigating this as a “hunting accident.”
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