Boy, 17, accidentally shot dead with air rifle at Hampshire house party, inquest told 14. October 2026 (16:51) Connor Bell died of his injuries after his friend Jack Beechey, 18, pulled the trigger, mistaking it for the safety catchA 17-year-old boy died after he was accidentally shot in the head with an air rifle by his friend at a house party, an inquest has been told.Connor Bell had been drinking at a friend’s house in Basingstoke, Hampshire, on 8 November last year when Jack Beechey fired the fatal shot by mistaking the trigger for the safety catch, the inquest heard. Continue reading...(The Guardian)