A Gooding County teenager is dead.  The Prosecuting Attorney in Gooding County is investigating her death, after a shooting east of the City of Gooding.  She was working in a barn with two teenage boys on Sunday.  The teenagers were doing cleanup work.

One of the boys picked up a shotgun.  It went off.  The girl was struck.  She was rushed to a hospital and then pronounced dead.  An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.  There are no arrests at this time.  The investigation will continue.

News Radio 1310 KLIX logo
Get our free mobile app

The press release calls the incident 'a negligent discharge of a shotgun'.

More From News Radio 1310 KLIX