April 19, 2024

Man shots himself with own rifle at shooting range

PANORA — A man was wounded by a shot from his own rifle in a Guthrie County shooting range accident. The accident occurred a little before 1 p.m. Sunday at Bays Branch shooting range near Panora. Authorities say 33-year-old Jeremy Cooper propped his .17-caliber rifle on some sandbags on the shooting bench when he went down range to fix his target. As he was re-placing his target, the rifle fell off the sandbags and fired. The bullet went through his left arm and struck his upper torso.