(Mahaska County) A four-year-old boy died from a single gunshot in Mahaska County.
According to the press release, on Wednesday, September 11, at approximately 2:00 p.m., members of the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office and the Mahaska Health Hospital were dispatched to 2600 block of 250th Street in rural Mahaska County in reference to a subject suffering from a gunshot wound.
When deputies arrived, they found a four-year-old boy had sustained a gunshot wound. Lifesaving efforts by Deputies and Paramedics were unsuccessful, and the youth was pronounced dead at the scene.
The preliminary investigation indicated the gunshot wound was the result of an accidental discharge. The investigation into this matter is continuing.
The Iowa State Patrol, the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office, and the Mahaska Health Ambulance Service assisted the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office.