Details are sketchy about a gun accident that left a person dead in Waterloo, Iowa today. No information about the circumstances of the accident or the age or identity of the victim have been released.

The report of the shooting has only the following odd details:

“The accidental shooting happened just days after the home was the target of a robbery, according to police records. On May 23, a resident reported that three intruders entered the house while everyone was sleeping around 4:40 a.m. One of the assailants was armed with a gun, and the suspects took items from the home.”

Source:

Jeff Reinitz, “One Dead in Firearm Accident in Waterloo,” The Courier (May 28, 2021).