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Teen shot when dad drops gun

Happened before dawn Friday

Updated: Friday, 19 Jun 2009, 4:23 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 19 Jun 2009, 4:23 PM EDT

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - An 18-year-old from Ottawa County was shot by his father when he dropped a gun just before 5 a.m. Friday.

The Ottawa County Sheriff's Department began their investigation after receiving a call from Saint Mary's Hospital in Grand Rapids. The teen arrived at the hospital needing treatment for a gunshot wound he said happened at a home in the 1000 block of Leonard in Tallmadge Township.

The teen will be kept for observation at Saint Mary's, and the incident remains under investigation.

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