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Arkansas Man, 20, Dies After Being Shot in Tragic Hunting Incident On 1/19/21 at 12:46 PM EST A 20-year-old man has died following a suspected hunting accident in Arkansas last Sunday, local law enforcement officials have said. Yell County Sheriff Bill Gilkey confirmed on Monday that his department and officers of the state s Game and Fish Commission had each responded to a shooting at Carden Bottoms, which is in Galla Rock Township near Dardanelle, on January 17. The victim, Jared James Sykes, 20, was taken to Saint Mary s Regional Medical Center in Russellville with a single gunshot wound, where he died from his injuries. While authorities have not released further information about events leading up to the shooting, Yell County Sheriff s Office Deputy Chief John Foster told KFSM that it was reported as a hunting accident. Officials said an investigation remains ongoing.

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