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Help the Amarillo Student That Shot Himself

The teen that shot himself in the face with a rifle over the weekend is Amarillo High sophomore Tucker Karrh.

There are two ways you can help with the medical costs:

A benefit fund is set up for Tucker at Happy State Bank a

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Teen Shoots Himself in the Face With Rifle

Teen Shoots Himself in the Face With Rifle

In quite possibly the strongest case for parents to keep their guns locked up, an Amarillo teen is in serious condition after shooting himself in the face with a high powered rifle.

The 16 year old said he didn’t know the gun was loaded, and somehow pointed it towards his face and fired it. He was with two other kids at his barn in Childress County, from where he was airlifted to a Lubbock hospital.

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Reports of Hot Air Balloon Being Shot Down Were False

Reports of Hot Air Balloon Being Shot Down Were False

If you heard that a hot air balloon was shot down in a race on Saturday near Amarillo, you were majorly misinformed, according to Swisher County police.

Reports from TV said that someone on the ground shot a hot air balloon out of the sky as it was in a race originating in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The reports said after it had been shot, the balloon had to make an emergency landing near Plainview. When authorities came to the alleged landing area, the balloon was there with the two occupants claiming they had been shot at.

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