You got the snake! Good. Then you shot a kid. Bad.

Some details have been released on shooting in the Sweetwater area over the weekend. A nine-year-old went to a ranch just southwest of Roby, Texas with his mother's friend. At some point during the day, the two encountered a snake.

The Fisher County Sheriff says that the man shot and killed the snake. The man then reloaded his gun and in the process accidentally shot the nine-year-old. The nine-year-old had to be airlifted to a hospital in Lubbock. No other details have been released as of this post.

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