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RAMONA, Calif. -- A 10-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his father over the Memorial Day weekend, according to the San Diego Sheriff's Department.The shooting happened Sunday afternoon at the Orosco Ridge Shooting Area, an outdoor range in Ramona, officials said.
The father, 46-year-old Michael Lee Lowery, of San Marcos, was taken to Palomar Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
The family issued a statement saying that Lowery was killed when a gun that his son was holding accidentally went off.
The Lowerys declined to speak on camera, but said in their statement the incident was "a tragic accident and you can imagine our family is in extreme shock. We are distraught and grief-stricken."
NBC 7/39 spoke with one father and son Monday who went to the firing range one day after the fatal shooting.
Charles Tillman said he and his 11-year-old son have been shooting guns for more than four years.
"It is tragic that a child took the life of his father, and that's something that he's going to have to live with forever."
Tillman said the first lesson he ever gave his son was on gun safety. He said he told his son to always assume a gun is loaded and to hold it "like it could kill."
I can not even begin to imagine the grief and hardships that this boy will have to live with. My heart goes out to the family and mainly to the boy. BTW me and my son are the ones featured in the video. When I was being interviewed I tried to talk more about how this was a tragic accident but should not be treated any different than any other accident where a life is taken just because a firearm is involved. I also offered to let the news guy shoot any of our guns and he said he no. Also the rap music is not coming from our group its is a truck full of guys behind us.
RAMONA, Calif. -- A 10-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his father over the Memorial Day weekend, according to the San Diego Sheriff's Department.The shooting happened Sunday afternoon at the Orosco Ridge Shooting Area, an outdoor range in Ramona, officials said.
The father, 46-year-old Michael Lee Lowery, of San Marcos, was taken to Palomar Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
The family issued a statement saying that Lowery was killed when a gun that his son was holding accidentally went off.
The Lowerys declined to speak on camera, but said in their statement the incident was "a tragic accident and you can imagine our family is in extreme shock. We are distraught and grief-stricken."
NBC 7/39 spoke with one father and son Monday who went to the firing range one day after the fatal shooting.
Charles Tillman said he and his 11-year-old son have been shooting guns for more than four years.
"It is tragic that a child took the life of his father, and that's something that he's going to have to live with forever."
Tillman said the first lesson he ever gave his son was on gun safety. He said he told his son to always assume a gun is loaded and to hold it "like it could kill."
I can not even begin to imagine the grief and hardships that this boy will have to live with. My heart goes out to the family and mainly to the boy. BTW me and my son are the ones featured in the video. When I was being interviewed I tried to talk more about how this was a tragic accident but should not be treated any different than any other accident where a life is taken just because a firearm is involved. I also offered to let the news guy shoot any of our guns and he said he no. Also the rap music is not coming from our group its is a truck full of guys behind us.