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Boys, 8 and 9 charged with fatally shooting man in South Carolina

SOUTH CAROLINA- Two boys, ages 8 and 9, have been charged in the shooting death of a man.

Danny Andrew Smith, 62, was fatally shot as he was driving his tractor near a field, according to local news outlets.

Smith was found slumped over in his tractor, after he lost control, drove into the woods over an embankment and ended up crashing into a tree.

The minors, 8 and 9, will be charged with involuntary manslaughter, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

“We believe that both juvenile males discharged a firearm in a reckless manner in the direction of Mr. Smith who was bush hogging on some family property,” Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw said.

Smith was shot with a shotgun.

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