Boy Killed in Apparent Accidental Shooting

BILLINGS, Mont. (NMB) – The Billings Police Department says a 15-year-old boy was killed in an apparent accidental shooting at a residence on Saturday.

Police were dispatched to the shooting at about 9:15 PM at the 500 block of South 33rd Street.

The victim was dead by the time officers made it to the scene, and the Billings Gazette reports that officers retrieved a lever-action rifle from the residence.

No other details are currently available.