Seward County KS Archives News.....Elton BROWN Shot In Abdomen. June 22, 1941
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The Southwest Daily Times June 22, 1941
Seward County
Sunday
June 22, 1941

Boy is Shot In Abdomen.
Elton Brown, Hardesty, Suffers Accidental Gunshot Wound.

Elton Leon BROWN, 13 year old son of Mrs. Marie BROWN of Hardesty, Okla., was
brought to Epworth hospital Friday night with a severe gunshot wound in the
abdomen, received when his rifle was accidentally discharged.

The bullet entered the upper part of the boy's abdomen and passed through his
body, lodging in the lower part of his back. The bullet was not removed.
According to the reports of the accident, the boy had been hunting and when he
was taking his rifle from some articles in the pickup, it caught and as he
jerked it, the rifle discharged.
 
 

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