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Posted: Tuesday, 30 March 2010 9:46AM

GUN ACCIDENT INJURES CALDWELL TEEN



A CALDWELL COUNTY TEEN SUFFERED NON-LIFETHREATENING INJURIES IN A CASE OF AN ACCIDENTAL FIRE-ARM DISCHARGE SATURDAY NIGHT. CALDWELL COUNTY SHERIFF, STAN HUDSON, SAYS HIS DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO 2909 WEST FORK ROAD AT 9:40PM SATURDAY WHERE, WITNESSES SAY, 34-YEAR-OLD BRENT MCDOWELL ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARGED A 40 CALIBER PISTOL, STRICKING HIS 15-YEAR OLD STEP-SON. THE VICTEM WAS FIRST TRANSPORTED TO CALDWELL MEDICAL CENTER AND THEN TAKEN BY HELICOPTER TO VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. HUDSON SAYS RECENT REPORTS ARE THAT THE YOUNG MAN IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A SPEEDY RECOVERY.