Hunter dies in Charles City shooting accident
A 42-year-old Glen Allen man died Saturday in a hunting-related shooting accident in Charles City County.
His identity was not released pending notification of family members.
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries is investigating the accident, which occurred about 1:30 p.m. in the Barretts Road area.
Julia Dixon, a spokeswoman for the game department, said the victim was hunting with another man and a 14-year-old boy on one of the hunter’s property when a shotgun fired.
The weapon discharged while the hunters were loading up their equipment after hunting, Dixon said.
The victim died at the scene, and the body has been transported to the state medical examiner’s office in Richmond.
Reader Reactions
How on earth could the Dept. of Game and Inland Fishiers be at blame for this. The 2 other hunting fatalities this past week, were caused by one person illegally hunting on campus property with a high power rifle, and the other one fell out of a tree stand. Quit blaming the goverment for other prople’s recklessness. My heart goes out to this person and his friends and family. Hunters have got to be more carful and responsible for their actions.
Sorry for your loss. The fault for this does not lie entirely with the hunters. Learning good gun handling practices takes training and repetition. The way to get this it to practice. Unfortunately, in their infinite wisdom, the Game Commission, has closed the shooting ranges for most of the year, where people practice shooting and safe gun handling. At their feet lies part of the blame for the recent spate of hunting accidents. When people at ranges don’t show proper handling techniques other people there set them straight. When people don’t handle guns for most of the year they tend to forget what they are supposed to do and don’t think safety as much as they should. Be sure of your target and what lays beyond. Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot. Always point a gun in a safe direction, not at your friend. Never carry a loaded long-gun in a vehicle. Always treat a firearm as if it were loaded. These are some of the things we learn when we handle guns regularly and get forgetful about when we don’t.
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