A Santaquin man who was target shooting Friday night was killed by a bullet that ricocheted off a rock.

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The victim, whose name is being withheld, was with two friends when he was shot, Utah County sheriff's dispatchers said. The 21-year-old man fired two shots at a nearby rock. The second bullet ricocheted and struck him in the chest.He was dead on arrival at Mountain View Hospital in Payson after the 6 p.m. accident, dispatchers said.

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