Deputy coroner identifies North Myrtle Beach boy killed in accidental shooting

Accidental shooting sends North Myrtle Beach child to hospital (Added: January 22, 2010)

Authorities say a male age 12-14 was shot one time in the abdomen with a 22-caliber rifle by another male of the same age. (more)

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Deputy coroner identifies North Myrtle Beach boy killed in accidental shooting

Officers were called to this home located a 829 9th Avenue South at 4:22 p.m. Friday.

By: Continuous News Desk Staff | SCNow
Published: January 22, 2010

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NORTH MYRTLE BEACH - Authorities have released the name of a North Myrtle Beach boy killed Friday evening following an accidental shooting.

Horry County Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said 11-year-old Matthew Bellamy died at Grand Strand Regional Hospital from a single gunshot wound to the chest.

North Myrtle Beach Public Information Officer Nicole Aiello says officers were called to a home located a 829 9th Avenue South at 4:22 p.m. Friday. Aiello said a boy who lived at the home accidentally shot Bellamy with a .22 caliber rifle in a downstairs bedroom.

The mother of the boy who fired the gun was at home at the time of the shooting. Police have ruled the shooting as an accident but continue to investigate.