FAIRMONT, N.C. -- Authorities say a 10-year-old boy was killed in
North Carolina when he was shot by his father while the parent cleaned
a shotgun.

Robeson County deputies say 34-year-old Christopher Stanlane was on
the couch in his Fairmont home wiping down the gun around 4 p.m.
Sunday when it fired.

Investigators say the boy was sitting in front of his father watching
television and was struck in the head. Paramedic declared him dead at
the home.

No charges have been filed, and deputies are still investigating the
shooting.