Authorities: Shooting Death Apparently Accidental
Posted/updated on: August 23, 2011 at 4:30 pm
EDGEWOOD — Authorities in Van Zandt County report an accidental shooting death. On Saturday at approximately 6:40 p.m. the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office received a call of an accidental shooting on VZCR #3601. 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.
