Georgia High School football player Carter Gay dies from an accidental gunshot
A Georgia High School football player Carter Gay died after being hit by an accidental gunshot.
Carter Gay was killed Thursday, Feb. 29, in a “tragic accident,”
The Jefferson County’s Sheriff’s Office says they received a call around 5:30 Thursday evening that something was wrong with Carter Gay.
He was transported to a nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead shortly after he arrived.
He was a junior and varsity football player at the school in Jefferson County, officials said in a tribute posted on the school’s Facebook page.
Jefferson County Coroner Edward James confirmed the teen died from an “accidental gunshot,” but did not give further details.
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