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DEFUNIAK SPRINGS ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING

Mar 28, 2019 | 5:19 AM

The DeFuniak Springs Police Department says a 7-year-old child may have fired a handgun outside a school bus yesterday afternoon. Officers responded to North 20th Street about 3:30 p.m. and investigators determined that the 7-year-old had found a 9 mm Ruger pistol in a vehicle in front of a home and fired a round in the air as he was showing it to some other children who had just gotten off a school bus. The child reportedly put the gun back inside the vehicle before deputies arrived.  No one was injured and Police Chief Mark Weeks said while the investigation is continuing, no charges are being sought.
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Precipitation: 17%
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A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
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Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tue Nov 3
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78°FHigh
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Precipitation: 34%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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69°FLow
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Precipitation: 38%
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wed Nov 4
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79°FHigh
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Precipitation: 56%
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77°FHigh
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Mostly clear, with a low around 59.