A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed by his uncle while on a deer hunting trip.

James Lee Parker was blasted in the chest with a 12 gauge shotgun. His father, also called James Lee, called 911 and told dispatchers: 'My son is dead.'

The hunting accident took place in Wake Forest, North Carolina with the fatal shot fired by 30-year-old Jason Parker.

The youngster was on an early morning hunt with his father, uncle and stepbrother.