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17-Year-Old Dies After Shooting Near Garcia's Boat Ramp In Indian River County
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 3, 12:43 PM EDT
updated Oct 5, 5:17 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WPTV-TV and TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Teen fatally shot near Garcia's Boat Ramp in Indian River County · TCPalm | Treasure Coast NewspapersOct 2, 8:00 PM EDT
17-year-old dies after shooting near Garcia's Boat Ramp in Indian River County · WPTV-TVOct 3, 12:43 PM EDT
Indian River County sheriff investigates whether fatal shooting of teen at boat ramp was self-defense · WPTV-TVOct 5, 5:17 PM EDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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How We Decided
Oct 4, 2:51 AM EDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 4, 4:53 AM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.