HAYS, Kan. (AP) - A western Kansas man has died in an accidental shooting that occurred as he was trying to put his shotgun away, sheriff’s investigators said.
The shooting happened shortly before 3:30 p.m. Friday near Hays, Wichita television station KAKE reported. The Ellis County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a 911 call placed a few miles west of Hays in a rural area. Responding deputies found Raymond Nieman, 72, of Hays, next to a vehicle with a single gunshot wound to his chest. Nieman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators believe Nieman had been a passenger in the vehicle and was apparently shot as he was trying to secure the shotgun in the back of the vehicle. Officials have ruled his death as accidental.
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