Updated: Jul 4 2021, 21:04 ET
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TWO young boys have been charged after they allegedly killed a man while he was riding a tractor.
The boys, ages eight and nine, are said to have shot Danny Andrew Smith, 62, with a .22 rifle while he was cutting down brush in a South Carolina field near Westminster on June 23, authorities said.
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Two boys, ages eight and nine, have been charged with Smith s murderCredit: Vickie Willbanks
Smith was shot once in the back, but investigators charged both boys because they both fired the gun in Smith’s direction, Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw said in a statement.
Boys, 8 and 9, are charged with shooting South Carolina man to death with a rifle while he was bush hogging on his family s property
Both boys shot at Danny Andrew Smith with a rifle as he rode his tractor in the field near Westminster on June 23
Smith, 62, was shot once in the back, but investigators charged both boys because they both fired the gun in Smith s direction
The boys have been charged with involuntary manslaughter as juveniles in Family Court and their names were not released
Under South Carolina law, they are too young to be kept at a juvenile jail so they were released to their parents
Latest Articles WFLA 2 boys, ages 8 and 9, charged in fatal shooting man on tractor in South Carolina Emily Smith and The Associated Press 1 hour ago Danny Smith (Source: Vickie Wilbanks) OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – An 8-year-old and a 9-year-old boy have been charged with killing a man who was shot with a rifle while cutting down brush in a South Carolina field, authorities said. Both boys shot at Danny Andrew Smith with a rifle as he rode his tractor in the field near Westminster on June 23, Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw said in a statement. Deputies responded.
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