A 13-year-old Naytahwaush, Minn., boy was pronounced dead after a lit firework he was holding went off and struck him in the chest, according to a Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office press release.

A 13-year-old boy from Naytahwaush, Minnesota died after being struck by a firework on the evening of Friday, July 4.

A 13-year-old boy has died after being struck by a firework in northwestern Minnesota on Friday night, according to the Mahnomen County Sheriff's Office.

A 13-year-old boy died after lighting a firework in northern Minnesota. Witnesses identified the child as Michael Turner of Naytahwaush.

According to witnesses, the teen was holding a large firework, pointing it away from himself while it was lit. When it went off, it shot through the bottom of the tube and hit him in the chest.

NAYTAHWAUSH, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) – A 13-year-old boy died after a fireworks accident on the 4th of July. The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office says shortly after 11 p.m., deputies responded to a distress ...

A teenager is dead after a firework hit him in the chest, killing him on the Fourth of July, Minnesota officials told news ...

Authorities say a 13-year-old boy died after being struck by a firework in northern Minnesota over the Fourth of July weekend.