MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, Alaska (WJW) – Alaska State Troopers are investigating a deadly shooting involving two children during a Nerf gun fight.
On Wednesday around 2 a.m., investigators say two children were involved in a Nerf gun fight.
Investigators believe one of the children mistakenly picked up a rifle, thinking it was a toy and shot the other child.
The other child died at the scene.
Investigators have not released the children’s ages.
According to the 2010 Census, Mountain Village had a population of about 800.