Killed By A Miniature Cannon

In Tremonton, Utah, Robby Ostberg, a 14-year-old boy was playing with a miniature cannon at about 7:30 a.m. He picked up the cannon while he and his brother were in the living room playing video games. The cannon accidentally fired, fatally shooting Robby in the face. He died of severe head injuries at the scene. At the time, Robby's father was in the back bedroom. "No charges have been filed in the accident," Nance told msnbc.com, "and I do not anticipate that any will be." "We're waiting for the medical examiner's report to help us determine what type of object may have been in the cannon," Tremonton Police Chief David Nance told msnbc.com, saying authorities don't know yet what caused the injury. "We're still investigating and trying to determine what happened." This cannon is only a replica, and it's based on an 18th century naval cannon. Robby's friend told the authorities that he played with the cannon, but never used real ammunition. "He doesn't put a bullet in there. He puts little tin foil balls in there," Cameron Kunsman said. 

This is a terrible accident! In my opinion, his dad should have never let him play around with something that could be this dangerous. 

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