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FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida boy was injured when a stray bullet pierced his bedroom wall while he was playing video games, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

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Deputies in Flagler County said they were called to a home shortly after 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, after an 11-year-old boy reported being struck by a stray bullet while playing video games in his bedroom. His mother told deputies she discovered a hole in his wall and clothing knocked from a dresser. The boy described feeling a burning sensation in his neck after hearing a loud crack outside.

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Deputies said a neighbor who lives several houses away admitted to firing .556-caliber rounds on his property during target practice with his daughter.

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