Teenager Shot And Killed After Allegedly Stealing Bale Of Hay

[The Straight Story]

Teenager Shot And Killed After Allegedly Stealing Bale Of Hay

BLUE CREEK, Ohio – A teenager is dead after allegedly stealing a bale of hay.

The Scioto County Sheriff said that Nathaniel Kennedy, 17, was killed on Sunday by the caretaker of local shooting range, NBC 4's Ana Jackson reported.

Kennedy and a friend, Jarrod Fyffe, reportedly went to a shooting range on Sunday. When they found it was closed the two decided to grab a bale of hay from the property.

The caretaker, Eric Whisman, 35, fired a shot at the boys.

Kennedy jumped back into his truck and took off. About a quarter of a mile down the road he noticed something was wrong.

A bullet had gone through the seat of the truck and into his back. Kennedy died at a hospital in West Virginia.

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