BURLEY, Idaho (AP) — A 16-year-old south-central Idaho boy has died after being accidentally shot while people cleaned their guns after a hunting trip.

    Cassia County Sheriff Jay Heward says Ryan J. Willes of Burley died Saturday night after being struck in the neck by a shotgun blast.

    Officials say a group of boys had gone hunting Saturday afternoon and were at a house in western Cassia County cleaning their weapons when one of them discharged.

    The shooting is under investigation.

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