We have a brand new updated website! Click here to check it out!

No criminal charges to be filed in Grand Island shooting

gavel-and-scalegaveGRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Authorities won’t file criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man in Grand Island.

Marvin Rafael was pronounced dead at a hospital after the shooting in his home around 2:30 a.m. Aug. 7.

The autopsy shows he died of a gunshot wound to his head. Deputy Hall County Attorney Nancy Berger-Schneider says the shooting “appears to have been accidental.”

The weapon was a handgun.

Copyright Eagle Radio | FCC Public Files | EEO Public File