The boy's father, William C. Brumby, fired a round in the last shooting lane at High Noon Gun Range in Sarasota, officials said. After he fired, the spent shell casing hit a wall on his right-hand side, deflecting back and falling into the back of his shirt, said the report. Using his right hand which was holding the gun, Brumby tried to remove the casing, according to the report. While doing so, he inadvertently pointed the firearm directly behind him and accidentally fired. At this time there are no charges pending against Mr. Brumby. The investigation is ongoing.  A 14-year-old boy was killed Sunday in an accidental shooting at the High Noon Guns shooting range at 4583 Bee Ridge Road, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Department. The round struck his 14-year-old son, Stephen, who was transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital and later died as a result of his injuries.
– Tragedy in Sarasota, Fla., where police say a father accidentally shot and killed his son at a shooting range Sunday afternoon, WFLA reports. William Brumby was firing in the last shooting lane at High Noon Gun Range, where there was a solid wall to his right, when a spent shell casing hit that wall and ricocheted into the back of Brumby's shirt. Brumby, who was holding the handgun he was using in his right hand, used that same hand to try and get the casing out, accidentally pointing the gun behind him and firing it while doing so. The bullet hit his 14-year-old son, Stephen, who was brought to a local hospital but could not be saved. The Herald-Tribune notes that, in 2013, the newspaper described High Noon as "possibly ... one of the safest indoor shooting ranges ever designed," thanks to armored steel plates embedded in the dividers between lanes and sound-dampening panels that were designed to both make the range quieter than most other ranges and to prevent ricochets by absorbing stray rounds. According to the Bradenton Herald, High Noon's website states that shooters younger than 14 shoot for free as long as a parent is with them. No charges are currently pending against Brumby.