On Saturday, February 01, 2020 at approximately 11:30 p.m., Deputies from the Ionia County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 4000 block of W Lincoln Ave in Easton Township for a victim that sustained a single gunshot wound to the hand.

From preliminary investigation it appears that the male was coyote hunting with a couple of his friends. As they were walking back to their vehicle, the suspect’s rifle that was mounted to a tripod, came apart and fell to the ground. The suspect went to grab the gun while it was falling and it discharged.  The victim sustained a single gunshot wound to his left hand. The victim was transported to Butterworth Hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

Assisting the Ionia Sheriff’s Office on scene was Life EMS and Ionia Public Safety.