Update: Photos released after man hit by pellet in gun incident at Walmart
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Update:
Rexburg police have released surveillance photos in connection with the accidental gun discharge at the Rexburg Walmart on Thursday afternoon.
“The pictured male believed to be driving a white and grey pickup with attached flatbed, seen next to gas pumps. He is believed to have information on or may have been a witness to an accidental firearm discharge that occurred near the Rexburg Walmart store at approximately 3:45 p.m.,” police wrote in a Facebook post.
Police are asking anyone who recognizes the man or the truck in the photos above to call them at (208) 359-3000.
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REXBURG — A man was hit by a pellet after a shotgun accidentally discharged at the Walmart gas station on Second East Thursday afternoon.
Police say a man got out of his truck around 4:10 p.m. to get gas. When he opened the door, his shotgun fell out and went off.
“A 31-year-old standing nearby with his back to the man was hit by a pellet from the gun,” Rexburg Police Capt. Randy Lewis tells EastIdahoNews.com. “He was not seriously injured and it didn’t even draw any blood.”
The gun owner put gasoline in his truck and left the station before police arrived.
Officers spoke with witnesses and reviewed surveillance video to determine what happened.
“This was purely accidental and we are trying to find the driver of the truck,” Lewis says.
The driver of the truck paid with cash and police believe he was driving a white Dodge pickup truck with a crew cab.
EDITOR’S NOTE: EastIdahoNews.com originally reported the driver of the truck was hit by a gun pellet. That information was incorrect. A bystander was struck by a pellet.