Ohio Child Injured After Striking Bullet with Hammer, Deputies Say

Ohio child injured after striking bullet with hammer, deputies say

TUSCARAWAS , Ohio (WTRF) – A 9-year-old boy was injured Thursday evening after an unusual and dangerous incident involving a live bullet — but no gun — according to the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 7:07 p.m. on July 10, the Tuscarawas County 911 Center received a call from a concerned grandparent on Sunset Boulevard in Wayne Township reporting that the child had been found bleeding with a laceration. Initial concerns sugg…

Boy wounded hammering a bullet that explodes - WJER Radio 100.9FM & 1450AM

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 11, 2025) – Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s officials say a nine-year-old boy in the Dundee area was not seriously injured after receiving shrapnel wounds from a .22 caliber bullet that he caused to explode with a hammer. Sheriff Orvis Campbell says 911 got the call from a Sunset Boulevard residence Thursday around 7 p.m. The boy was struck in the right forearm and left ankle. He was taken to Akron Children’s Hospital a…