Freddie West, 11 year old son of Albert Lee and Ola Mae Key West of
Lynn Grove, was killed instantly when his .22 rifle discharged
accidently and shot him through the heart. The tragedy occured as he
got into the back seat of his father's car, with the loaded gun.
Freddie and his father and brother, J. T. had gone blackberry picking
and took the gun along thinking they might get a shot at a wild goat
they had seen in the neighborhood a few days before. When they started
home, Freddie put the stock of the gun in the car first, not realizing
the safety was off. Evidently the gun was jarred causing the blast.