Accidental shooting in Coggon

UPDATE: Authorities responded to what appears to be an accidental shooting in Coggon this afternoon, according to the Linn County Sheriff's Office.

The name of the victim is being withheld until family members are notified. He shot himself in the left side of his chest with a .22-caliber pistol. It appears to have been an accident, allegedly while he was cleaning the gun.

Linn County Sheriff's Deputies, Linn County Sheriff's Rescue, Coggon Fire, Prairieburg Fire, Troy Mills Fire, Central City Ambulance and Lifeguard responded to Halstead's home at 417 Second St. S. a little after 2pm.

This incident remains under investigation by the Linn County Sheriff's Office.

Check back for updates.

Editor's Note: The initial version of this story included the victim's name after it had been confirmed by a reporter on scene. However, nearly an hour later the Linn County Sheriff's Office sent out an official release stating that the victim's name would be withheld until family was notified. It was an error on this editor's behalf to include the name in the original post, and the name was removed immediately following the release from the Sheriff's Dept. Sincere apologies for this error and any confusion, concern or harm it may have caused.