A Northeast Oklahoma teen accidentally shoots and kills his step

A Northeast Oklahoma teen accidentally shoots and kills his stepfather loading guns after a morning of hunting.

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By Lisa Olliges, Reporter and Weekend Anchor - bio | email

A Northeast Oklahoma teen accidentally shoots and kills his stepfather loading guns after a morning of hunting.

A game warden says the hunters were unloading their rifles when the boy's fired hitting 41 year old Robert Chestnut of Wyandotte in the chest.

Chestnut was flown to a Joplin hospital where he died later in surgery. The game warden says the shooting has been ruled an accident.

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A Northeast Oklahoma teen accidentally shoots and kills his stepfather loading guns after a morning of hunting.

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