Teenager kills self in France after accidentally shooting father dead

Update: 2013-12-18 22:49 GMT
In a tragic incident, a 14-year-old boy in France accidentally shot and killed his father while they were out hunting - before turning the gun on himself. The teenager from Salignac, slipped on leaves and accidentally pulled the trigger, firing a bullet at his father in Sourribes, Alpes-de-Haute Provence, on Saturday.

The bullet struck his 42-year-old father in the legs. The boy then called a family member who contacted emergency services but the father succumbed to the injuries and died before paramedics arrived.

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