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Arkansas Man, 20, Dies After Being Shot in Tragic Hunting Incident
On 1/19/21 at 12:46 PM EST
A 20-year-old man has died following a suspected hunting accident in Arkansas last Sunday, local law enforcement officials have said.
Yell County Sheriff Bill Gilkey confirmed on Monday that his department and officers of the state s Game and Fish Commission had each responded to a shooting at Carden Bottoms, which is in Galla Rock Township near Dardanelle, on January 17.
The victim, Jared James Sykes, 20, was taken to Saint Mary s Regional Medical Center in Russellville with a single gunshot wound, where he died from his injuries.
While authorities have not released further information about events leading up to the shooting, Yell County Sheriff s Office Deputy Chief John Foster told KFSM that it was reported as a hunting accident. Officials said an investigation remains ongoing.
20-year-old man dies after hunting accident in Yell County, reports say
Yell County deputies responded in the early morning hours of January 17, to a report of a gunshot victim in Carden Bottoms. Author: THV11 Digital Updated: 8:40 AM CST January 19, 2021
YELL COUNTY, Ark. According to Sheriff Bill Gilkey with the Yell County Sheriff s Department, deputies responded in the early morning hours of January 17, to a report of a gunshot victim in Carden Bottoms.
The victim, 20-year-old Jared James Sykes, was transported by Pinnacle EMS with a single gunshot wound to a local hospital where he later died.
Chief Deputy John Foster said that the incident was reported to have been a hunting accident and that Sheriff’s Investigators, as well as officers from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission responded to the scene.
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20-year-old dead after possible hunting accident in rural Yell County
Police are investigating a possible fatal hunting accident in rural Yell County that claimed the life of a 20-year-old over the weekend. Author: 5NEWS Web Staff Updated: 11:46 AM CST January 18, 2021
GALLA ROCK, Ark. A 20-year-old was shot at the Carden Bottoms over the weekend and later died in what investigators are calling a possible hunting accident.
Yell County Sheriff Bill Gilkey confirmed on Monday that members of the sheriff s department and officers from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission responded to a fatal shooting in the Carden Bottoms Sunday (Jan. 17), which is located in the Galla Rock Township near Dardanelle, Ark.