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Mother of shooting victim calls to report son's passing The Juneau man who accidentally shot himself Friday afternoon has died. His mother notified us that Brandon Edge passed away at 4:30 Saturday afternoon at the hospital in Seattle. Scooter Edge says her son would have been 25 years old on November 26. She says he worked as a support manager at Wal-Mart. She says her son was an organ donor and as a result has helped seven people. In addition to his mother, Brandon is survived by his father Stephen and brother Connor. Scooter says services will probably be held this coming weekend at Auke Rec. Details are still pending at this time. ---- Police say they got the call from an occupant of a Lemon Creek area apartment at about 2:20 Friday afternoon. According to police, the incident began with a group of adults planning to go shooting at a gun range. Witnesses told police that four adults and an infant were in an apartment when the victim began handling one of the rifles. Another adult was concerned about the infant and asked him to be careful because the gun may be loaded. The man joked that there was one way to find out if it was loaded and, at that point, he reportedly put the barrel of the 22 caliber rifle in his mouth and pulled the trigger. When police arrived, Edge was unresponsive. He was rushed to the hospital and later medevaced to Seattle. Post a comment in response: |
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