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Girl Accidentally Shot

***UPDATE 10:45 P.M.***Family friends tell ABC 17 News the victim, 14-year-old Ashley King, is out of surgery at the hospital and expected to fully recover.***ORIGINAL STORY***Boonville police were investigating a shooting incident Saturday evening on 11th Street after a girl was accidentally shot.Police would confirm only that the girl was flown to University Hospital for a gunshot wound around 4 p.m. Saturday.Family friends have told ABC 17 News the girl’s father was cleaning the gun when it accidentally discharged, hitting her. Her injuries are not considered life-threatening and she remained stable at the hospital.Police were still at the house Saturday evening, but were also conducting interviews at the hospital. The shooting was not being called suspicious in nature.Stay with ABC 17 News and abc17news.com for updates as they become available.

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