Law enforcement authorities are investigating an accidental shooting in Geary County. Just before 9p.m. Friday. According to a media release the Geary County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a residence on Humboldt Creek Road for a pre-teen with a gunshot wound, according to a media release. During the investigation it was revealed to deputies the victim received his wound as an older sibling was attempting to clean a firearm. The firearm was discharged and the victim was struck in the shoulder. An ambulance transported the victim to Via Christi in Manhattan where he was treated for what appeared to be a non-life-threatening injuries.
