15-Year-Old West Virginia Student Killed in Accident Involving Bow and Arrow

15-Year-Old West Virginia Student Killed in Accident Involving Bow and Arrow
The bow and arrow incident took place in Manila, just outside Chapmansville in West Virginia. (Google Maps)
Epoch Newsroom
3/21/2016
Updated:
3/21/2016

A middle school student in West Virginia was killed over the weekend during a dangerous game involving a bow and arrow.

Caleb Fairchild, the 15-year-old victim, was participating in a game called “dodging arrows,” state police trooper Michael Baylous told WVNS-TV.

He was struck in the head and rushed to the hospital, where he was later declared dead.

Fairchild was a student at Chapmanville Middle School. 

Grief counselors and a pastor have been dispatched to the school to help other students deal with the death, reported WCHS-TV.

It’s believed at least three kids were participating in the game.