OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say an off-duty Iowa sheriff’s deputy has died in an accidental shooting.
The Ottumwa Police Department said in a news release that officers responded Tuesday morning and found that 35-year-old Brian Rainey had sustained a gunshot wound to his torso.
WHO-TV reports that the deputy with the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office died from his injuries.
Police say the firearm was discharged accidentally.
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