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Amish Boy Shot in Head by Stray Bullet while Plowing Field in Wayne County

September 17, 2015

Kidron, Ohio - A 17-year-old Amish boy was shot in the head while plowing a field Thursday morning in Kidron.

The Wayne County Sheriff's Department reports John Hershberger was struck with a .22 caliber bullet just after 9 a.m.

Investigators said it's possible the stray bullet was fired by someone hunting squirrels and it just happened to come down on top of John's head.

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