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MES – The Ames Police Department received a call of an accidental shooting that had taken place at 4810 Westbend Drive at 10:31 P.M. on December 20, 2013.
When officers arrived, they found a male with an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The accident occurred when the victim was handling a loaded, semi-automatic, 9mm handgun. He was treated at the scene and then transported to Mary Greeley Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. He is identified as Devlin F. Lockman, 38 years of age. He lived at 4810 Westbend.
According to the Ames Police Department, “this point, it appears that this was a tragic accident. The investigation, however, continues.”
