ATF recovers live grenade sold at N.C. thrift store in Horry County, SC
ATF recovers live grenade sold at N.C. thrift store in Horry County, SC By WECT Staff | January 13, 2021 at 4:00 PM EST - Updated January 14 at 10:37 AM
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WECT) - Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) have recovered a second grenade sold at a Shallotte thrift store last year in neighboring Horry County, South Carolina.
“Fortunately, the device was recovered intact and did not cause any injuries. This grenade was the primary focus of ATF’s recent search,” authorities stated in a news release.
12-year-old boy killed after grenade purchased at antique mall explodes, feds say
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The ATF is asking for the public s help to recover any grenades that may have been purchased from Fancy Flea Antique Mall in Shallotte, North Carolina, because they may be live. (ATF Charlotte/Twitter)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A 12-year-old boy from Virginia was killed by a grenade he had purchased at an antique store, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in a news release.
The boy died on Dec. 23 after the grenade exploded. He had purchased the grenade on June 13 at an antique mall near Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Jan 14, 2021
Authorities have been looking for people who purchased old grenades from an antique mall in North Carolina last month and now we know why. A Virginia teenager was killed days before Christmas after a World War II-era hand grenade exploded. Authorities believe that the grenade was purchased from the Fancy Flea Antique Mall in Shallotte, North Carolina in June of last year.
Authorities say that additional grenades were possibly sold by the same vendor over the summer and law enforcement is concerned the grenades purchased from the vendor may contain live explosives and could be hazardous to the public.
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A child from Virginia is dead after a World War II-era hand grenade believed to be inactive exploded, according to authorities.
The 12-year-old boy was killed on Dec. 23 by a MK2 grenade that was likely purchased at the Fancy Flea Antique Mall in Shallotte, North Carolina, a spokesperson for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) confirms to PEOPLE. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Neither the vendor or the buyer believed the grenade was functioning at the time of sale, authorities said.