Daytona Beach Shores, FL - Police say a woman told them she shot her boyfriend in the leg with a rifle early today by accident. He died of the wound.
Police in Daytona Beach Shores went to the home at 3632 South Atlantic Avenue around 12:30 AM and found the man with a gunshot wound to the leg. The woman told dispatchers that the victim was trying to show her how to use the rifle when she accidentally shot him.
The man was transported to Halifax Hospital Port Orange via EVAC where he died around 1AM.
Police identify the woman as 24-year-old Katie Begtrup. The victim is identified as 31-year-old Robert Branton.
The incident remains under investigation.
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