Two hunters are dead after inadvertently shooting themselves in two separate freak accidents in the same county over the weekend, police said.
The two men, a 26-year-old and a 77-year-old, were on separate hunting trips in Garrard County, Kentucky, when they each accidentally discharged their guns as they were walking, according to Garrard County Sheriff Willie Skeens.
The deaths come amid an ongoing debate about gun control in the U.S., which typically focuses on gun crime but has also seen appeals for lessons on safety and training for people who use their guns for legitimate purposes.
The Kentucky deaths this weekend are not the first time a hunter has been injured or killed by their own hands with their weapons. In November 2021, a deer hunter in Minnesota was forced to have his leg amputated after he accidentally discharged his gun and shot himself in his left thigh.