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The father of the boy who was shot and killed near Radersburg Thursday is being charged with negligent homicide.

Cadet Lacunza told authorities he accidentally shot his 11-year-old son Caden in the head while they were on a family camping trip near Crow Creek Falls, according to charging documents filed in Broadwater County District Court.

The shooting was reported to Broadwater County Dispatch at 5 p.m. Thursday. Broadwater County's ambulance met the party on Highway 285 and initiated life-saving procedures, but the boy died at the scene.

The charging documents say a Broadwater County sheriff's sergeant recited the Miranda warning to Lacunza, who waived his right to remain silent and said he had shot his son in the head.

Lacunza also consented to a blood draw and said there would be some THC in his blood, according to court documents.

Gallatin County Sheriff's Office detectives arrived to help process the crime scene and speak with the suspect.

Lacunza told authorities he saw his family near the campfire when he decided to shoot his .357 revolver. He told them he lost track of his son and was not firing at anything in particular when he saw the boy fall forward.