A 16-year-old boy died in a hunting accident on New Year’s Eve.The Sharkey County sheriff said the shooting was reported about 7 a.m. Thursday at Delta National Forest.Cayle Mitchell Taylor, of Franklinton, Louisiana, died after he was accidentally shot by his father, the Sharkey County coroner said. He suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, the coroner said. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is heading up the investigation.

A 16-year-old boy died in a hunting accident on New Year’s Eve.

The Sharkey County sheriff said the shooting was reported about 7 a.m. Thursday at Delta National Forest.


Cayle Mitchell Taylor, of Franklinton, Louisiana, died after he was accidentally shot by his father, the Sharkey County coroner said. He suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, the coroner said.

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is heading up the investigation.

