Man Dies After Gun Accidentally Goes Off And Fatally Injuring Him
November 13, 2020 9:56AM CST
LINCOLN–(KFOR Nov. 13)–Lincoln Police say a 21-year-old man recording a video of himself manipulating a handgun died after it accidentally fired. Officers were called to a home near Capitol Beach Lake just before midnight Wednesday to a report of a man not breathing, later identified as Ivan Messersmith. Investigators believed the shooting was accidental and not suicide after reviewing digital evidence and interviewing witnesses.