By Associated Press - Thursday, September 29, 2016

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) - Authorities won’t file criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man in Grand Island.

Marvin Rafael was pronounced dead at a hospital after the shooting in his home around 2:30 a.m. Aug. 7.

The Grand Island Independent reports (https://bit.ly/2dmNJo1 ) that the autopsy shows he died of a gunshot wound to his head. Deputy Hall County Attorney Nancy Berger-Schneider says the shooting “appears to have been accidental.”



The weapon was a handgun.

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Information from: The Grand Island Independent, https://www.theindependent.com

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