Chickasaw County Sheriff Martin Hemann says an 8-year-old boy is in stable condition as he recovers from a gunshot wound suffered while visiting an the Apples on the Avenue orchard with his parents.
The Sheriff says the bullet was fired at a Nashua Fish and Game Club range, which sits about 600 meters from the orchard.
Hemann told the Charles City Press on Tuesday that Sunday’s incident is not being investigated “as a criminal act.” He called the boy’s wounding a “freak accident” with a stray round.
Investigators have identified the person who fired the shot. That person’s name and those of the boy and his parents have not been released.