Teen Hunter Shot in Leg in Accidental Shooting; Transported Out of County in Stable Condition
A 15‑year‑old boy accidentally shot himself while hunting on Robinson Creek Road off Highway 253 west of Ukiah on Tuesday morning, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office.
CalFire’s Howard Forest Dispatch Center notified the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office of the accidental shooting at 10 a.m. Tuesday. While all shootings are investigated by the Sheriff’s Office, deputies said it was immediately clear no crime had occurred. The 15‑year‑old slipped while hunting, and a .22‑caliber rifle discharged, striking him in the leg.discharged and injured him.
“The juvenile was transported to the airport to meet an air ambulance and taken to an out‑of‑county hospital for further treatment. He was medically stable, alert, and conscious before being transported,” the MCSO said.
“Statements and evidence obtained by investigators corroborated that the incident was accidental, and one of the juvenile’s parents informed the Sheriff’s Office the 15‑year‑old had previously completed a hunter safety course.”
The family is local. Robinson Creek Road winds along Robinson Creek, off Highway 253 with mostly private property and golden hills along the way. It is not near Potter Valley, as was reported by the scanner hounds.
And on a cool March morning in the hills above Ukiah, it was a reminder that even familiar ground can turn unpredictable in a heartbeat — and that in Mendocino County, the line between routine and emergency is often just one slip on wet earth.\
Gun safety rules as a reminder:
News safety- Stop reading sites that do news off the police scanner. Just buy a scanner and listen to it yourself if you are that voyeuristic. We don’t report off the scanner, unlelss an emergency impacts everyone or lots of people, such as a fast moving fire and even then, we go out and confirm. We got this item from the Sheriff’s office. Where did the helicopter picture come from? Transported out of the county does not always mean by Reach.
