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Austin Hedrick

Case from Catawba, NC dated Oct 17, 2014

Victim Details

Austin Hedrick

Male

White / Caucasian

Catawba

NC

2014-10-17

16

Austin

Hedrick

07/13/2026

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Austin Hedrick, a 16-year-old boy from Catawba, North Carolina, tragically lost his life on October 17, 2014. Austin, who was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Newton and a student at Bunker Hill High School, was in the passenger seat of a pickup truck driven by his father when a rifle in the vehicle accidentally discharged, striking him in the head. The incident occurred late at night, and no one else in the truck was injured. Authorities have stated that the rifle had been in the truck all d ...
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  • Catawba teen dead after car shooting - WBTV
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