By Associated Press - Thursday, March 24, 2016

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kansas City, Missouri, police have identified the victim of an accidental shooting death as 17-year-old Garrett Turner.

The Kansas City Star (https://bit.ly/1RjimYh ) reports that Turner died March 14 in a home’s basement, where police found him on a couch.

A witness told police that he heard a loud bang and screaming, then rushed downstairs and saw the victim with a gunshot wound to the head.



Police have not released details of what led to the shooting.

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Information from: The Kansas City Star, https://www.kcstar.com

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