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Show Sheriff's Blotter The Uintah. County Sheriff office investigated in-vestigated an accidental shooting 10-23 at a deer camp in Kane Hollow. According Accor-ding to Sgt. Jack Reynolds the shooting occurred approximately 8:30 a.m. at the camp when a 17 year old hunter was sitting on a bed in the camper trailer checking a 32 special Winchester. The gun discharged accidently with the bullet hitting Kirk Walter Gardiner, 10, in the lower left leg. The bullet missed the bone. He was treated at the Uintah County Hospital and transferred to the Cottonwood Cotton-wood Hospital in Salt Lake City. All persons per-sons involved were from Salt Lake City. A new county dispatching system is nearly completed and it is anticipated that it will be in full operation Monday. Three new employees will be required to staff the dispatch set-up. Several citations have been issued for speeding and other traffic related infractions. |