'It is believed the caller took his own life after calling 911 to report the accidental shooting,' officials said.
An Oregon man trying to ward off a bear from his home accidentally shot and killed his brother and then apparently took his own life, authorities said Wednesday.
The unidentified man called 911 just before 7 a.m. on Tuesday and told dispatchers he had"accidentally shot his brother while loading a gun because there was a bear on their property," according toDeputies responded to the residence in Sunny Valley and found a man dead from a gunshot wound, Snyder said. While checking the rest of the home, they found a second man dead. That man had died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the undersheriff said.
"Based upon the investigation, it is believed the caller took his own life after calling 911 to report the accidental shooting," Snyder said. Detectives from the Oregon State Police are assisting with the investigation of the case, which will be forwarded to the Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office.
In 2019, 486 Americans died from unintentional firearm injuries — about 1.2% of total gun deaths, according to data
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