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April 10, 2006

State police ID shooting victim as Richmond man

State police today identified the 23-year-old Richmond man killed when he accidentally shot himself in the head.

Richard Titzmann's death is being investigated as a fatal, self-inflicted, accidental shooting, according to police.

Titzmann was in Hopkinton with a friend, 23-year-old William Lake, at around 2 a.m. Sunday when the accident occurred. The pair were planning to go shooting at a nearby gravel pit when Tizmann was fidgeting with his gun.

He "dry-fired" the .22-caliber revolver once without a bullet in the chamber. Pointing the gun at his head, he pulled the trigger a second time.

Police say he did not know the gun was loaded.

Police are investigating whether alcohol may have played a role in the incident.

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 5:34 PM | Permalink

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