Post by snakeeye on Dec 13, 2006 18:10:43 GMT -5
December 13, 2006
Man shot while cleaning rifle
A Noblesville man cleaning his rifle today was found dead after the weapon discharged by accident, police said.
Noblesville Police Department spokesman Capt. Brad Arnold said the 66-year-old man, whose name was withheld pending notification of family, had been cleaning the rifle at his home in the 1900 block of Maple Avenue when it discharged about 1:55 p.m.
A bullet struck him in the chest, said Arnold.
Investigators said the man’s wife heard the gunshot, found her unconscious husband on the back porch beside the cleaning supplies and then called police on 911.
“There are no indicators of any foul play,” Arnold said in a news release.
Noblesville police and fire department personnel responding to the scene said the victim was dead when they arrived.
Call Star reporter James A. Gillaspy at (317) 444-2608.
Copyright 2006 IndyStar.com. All rights reserved
Man shot while cleaning rifle
A Noblesville man cleaning his rifle today was found dead after the weapon discharged by accident, police said.
Noblesville Police Department spokesman Capt. Brad Arnold said the 66-year-old man, whose name was withheld pending notification of family, had been cleaning the rifle at his home in the 1900 block of Maple Avenue when it discharged about 1:55 p.m.
A bullet struck him in the chest, said Arnold.
Investigators said the man’s wife heard the gunshot, found her unconscious husband on the back porch beside the cleaning supplies and then called police on 911.
“There are no indicators of any foul play,” Arnold said in a news release.
Noblesville police and fire department personnel responding to the scene said the victim was dead when they arrived.
Call Star reporter James A. Gillaspy at (317) 444-2608.
Copyright 2006 IndyStar.com. All rights reserved
