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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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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.
ATF Continues Search for Grenades Sold at Antique Mall in Shallotte Ammoland Inc. Posted on
U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com) – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives seeks the public’s help in recovering potential live hand grenades purchased in June 2020 at the Fancy Flea Antique Mall on Ocean Highway West in Shallotte.
On Dec. 23, 2020, a Virginia teenager was killed by an exploding grenade that investigators believe may have been purchased from the antique mall in June.
Subsequent information provided to ATF indicates additional grenades were possibly sold from the same vendor in June 2020. Law enforcement is concerned the grenades purchased from the vendor may contain live explosives and could be hazardous to the public.
Va. teen killed by exploding grenade that ATF says may have been purchased at N.C. thrift store The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is asking for the public’s help in finding out who bought a grenade on June 13 at an Ocean Isle Beach antique store. (Source: ATF) By Kendall McGee | January 7, 2021 at 1:23 PM EST - Updated January 8 at 7:47 PM
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) say a Virginia child was killed by an exploding grenade that may have been purchased at a thrift store in Brunswick County.