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Accidental shooting leaves man dead at Fort Worth gun range

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Published  December 31, 2024 6:13am CST
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The Brief

    • Fort Worth Police are investigating a shooting at a gun range on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024.
    • Police say the man's gun had a malfunction and while trying to remove live ammunition, he was shot in the head.
    • The man has been identified as 26-year-old Khalil Hayes-Reed.

FORT WORTH - A man fatally shot himself in the head while attempting to clear a malfunctioning gun at a Fort Worth shooting range on Monday, Dec. 30.

Fatal shooting at the gun range

What we know:

Police responded to the incident just before 9 p.m. at Shoot Smart, a gun range and training facility at 10305 North Freeway in Fort Worth.

According to Fort Worth police, the man was on the firing line when he experienced a malfunction with the firearm. While trying to remove live ammunition, the gun discharged, striking him in the head.

The man has been identified as 26-year-old Khalil Hayes-Reed.

The man died at the scene.

Fort Worth police are investigating the incident.

The Source:

  • Information in this article comes from the Fort Worth police department.

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