Nathan Sharpnack

Nathan Sharpnack, age 37, was accidentally killed while hunting in Marion County, Iowa. He and a large group of hunters were engaged in a deer drive when he was shot in the torso. There is an ongoing investigation and no other details are yet available. Also today, Jordan Griffey of Clark County, Missouri, accidentally shot …

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2024

One Person Dead, Two Wounded, in Gun Accidents Today

According to witnesses inside a home in St. Louis, Missouri, 15-year-old Dalton Escobar-Piatcheck was trying to load a gun when it unintentionally went off striking him in the head. He was seriously injured and died later at the hospital.

In the restroom of a Brunswick, Georgia gas station, a man accidentally shot himself in the groin. He was airlifted to a trauma unit hospital for treatment. No other details were reported.

And in Baca County, Iowa, a 70-year-old man was wounded when one of his hunting partners accidentally shot him. They were hunting coyotes when Matthew Mullenix, 48, fired a shot at an animal about 50 feet away. He missed on the first shot, then fired again, accidentally hitting the victim whose injuries were described as “pellet wounds.” Mullenix received a summons to appear for careless hunting, which would result in a fine and 20 suspension points on his hunting license.

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Shattered – The Gun Accident Journal

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