Accidental fatal shooting-suicide in Sunny Valley – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

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Accidental fatal shooting-suicide in Sunny Valley By Mail Tribune staff Updated: Feb 10, 2022 01:32 PM A A Man thought to have accidentally killed brother while loading firearm, then killed himself A Sunny Valley man killed himself Tuesday after accidentally shooting his brother. The man, whose name has not been released, called Josephine County dispatchers just before 7 a.m. to report that he had accidentally shot his brother while trying to load a firearm because there was a bear on their property, in the 2000 block of Placer Road, according to the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office. “It is believed the caller took his own life after calling 911 to report the accidental shooting,” the sheriff’s office said in a written statement. Deputies arrived at the residence to find one man dead from an apparent gunshot wound. While looking around the residence, the second man was located with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Sheriff’s office detectives were assisted by Oregon State Police. The case remains under investigation and will be forwarded to the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office.