Articles labeled: Taylor Michalec

Further proof that guns and people do not go together like peanut butter and jelly. A kid with a future ahead of him, how unfortunate that his life is lost in an accident that was so preventable.

LAVACA COUNTY, Texas — A 14-year-old boy was accidentally shot and killed in a hunting accident by his grandfather, investigators said.

According to the Lavaca County Sheriff’s Office, Taylor Michalec’s grandfather said he was walking behind the teen when the trigger on his AK-47 assault rifle snagged a branch and discharged, striking the teen in the back.