Apparently Accidental Shooting Death in Edgewood

EDGEWOOD — Authorities in Van Zandt County report an accidental shooting death. Saturday evening shortly before 6:45 the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office received a call of an accidental shooting on County Road 601. Responding Deputies, along with the Edgewood Police Department and EMS, discovered a 17 year old male with a gunshot wound. The victim was pronounced dead by Pct. #4 Justice of the Peace M. Scott Shinn.

Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office Investigators, the Texas Rangers and the Van Zandt County D.A. Office participated in the investigation. The preliminary investigation shows that the shooting was accidental and no arrests were made. A more in depth investigation continues, and the result of that investigation, along with forensic evidence and laboratory findings, will be presented to a Grand Jury at a later date. The incident was one of two apparently accidental East Texas shootings Saturday. The victim of the other one, in Henderson, was air-lifted to a Tyler hospital.