Man shot, killed in reported accidental shooting in west-central Minnesota

By Linda Vanderwerf

April 27, 2022 at 11:35 AM

鈥� A 64-year-old man died Tuesday from a reported accidental firearm discharge.
The victim鈥檚 identity will be released later, according to a news release from the Kandiyohi County Sheriff鈥檚 Office.

The Sheriff's Office received a 911 call at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, and the caller said the man had been shot in the head and killed when a firearm discharged accidentally.

The incident occurred in the 10000 block of 165th Avenue Southeast northwest of Lake Lillian.

The Sheriff鈥檚 Office, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Midwest Medical Examiner鈥檚 Office are investigating.

By Linda Vanderwerf

In 42 years in the newspaper industry, Linda Vanderwerf worked at several daily newspapers in Minnesota, including the Mesabi Daily News, now called the Mesabi Tribune in Virginia. Previously, she worked for the Las Cruces Sun-News in New Mexico and the Rapid City Journal in the Black Hills of South Dakota. She was a reporter at the West Central Tribune for nearly 27 years, and retired in 2023.