SHOOTING ACCIDENT.
DEATH OF THE VICTIM. [by telegraph.—press association.] W AIM ATE. Friday, A distressing shooting accident which occurred yesterday has resulted in the death of the injured man, Mr. D. E. England. While a resident,' Mr. McKee, was endeavouring to extract a cartridge from a gun with his pocket knife it exploded, and England, who was just entering the doorway, received the full charge of buckshot in the abdomen. The injured man was, as speedily as possible, taken to the hospital, where he died during the night.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19394, 31 July 1926, Page 10
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