Family of boy shot at camp files lawsuit against Boy Scouts

HONOLULU (KHON2) – On August 28, 2022, an 11-year-old boy was shot with an AK-47 at a rifle range at Boy Scout Camp Honokia on the Big Island, according to court documents.

The boy’s family is now filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America and the Boy Scouts of America, Aloha Council.

The lawsuit states that the Boy Scouts of America and the Aloha Council were negligent in allowing AK-47s and other high-powered rifles at the event and that they were not properly inspected.