SYDNEY, April 13 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- A nine-year-old boy was killed in an accidental shooting at a rural property southwest of Sydney on Sunday, police in the state of New South Wales (NSW) said, reported Xinhua.
Emergency services were called to reports of a shooting at a property near the town of Goulburn, 170 km southwest of Sydney and 80 km northeast of Canberra, at about 11.20 am local time on Sunday.
An NSW police statement said that officers arrived at the scene and were told that the boy had been injured after the "accidental discharge of a firearm".
He was treated for serious neck injuries by paramedics but died at the scene.
NSW Police said that an investigation into the incident has commenced and that a report will be prepared for the coroner.
-- BERNAMA-XINHUA
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