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Boy, 11, Suffers Graze After Gun He Found in Southampton Goes Off

An 11-year-old boy suffered a head graze after children mistook a pistol for a BB gun and fired it once, police said.

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Police say two boys took the firearm home after finding it in woodland in Southampton.

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Boy, 11, injured after children find gun in woodland near Southampton

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UK schoolboy shoots himself in head after thinking pistol was BB gun

An 11-year-old schoolboy accidentally shot himself in the head after mistaking a gun he found in the woods for a BB gun.

·Manchester, United Kingdom
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Boy, 11, shot in head after finding gun in the woods and mistaking it for BB gun

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Boy, 11, shoots himself in head after mistaking pistol for BB gun in UK woods

Hampshire Police Chief Inspector Chris Douglas said investigators rushed to a wooded area in Southampton after the boy's near miss with the gun, which he and a friend had brought home

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Boy, 11, injured after being accidentally shot by gun he and pal found in woods

A BOY has been injured after being accidentally shot by a gun he and a pal had found in the woods. The 11-year-old was with a friend in Weston,...

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Boy, 11, injured after children fire gun found in woods

An 11-year-old boy has been injured after two children fired a a gun that they found in the woods in Southampton.

·Southampton, United Kingdom
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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
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