Worker In Riverview Dies In Accidental Shooting: Report

RIVERVIEW, FL — A member of a construction crew was shot and killed Wednesday at a home in Riverview when a gun carried by another worker accidentally went off, according to a media report. The firearm discharged as the second worker slipped while stepping off his pickup truck; the victim was on the roof of the one-story house, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

The crew was performing remodeling work at the house, in the 8900 block of Riverlachen Way, the newspaper reported.

Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies responded to the scene at about 1:45 p.m., the Times reported. The shooting victim was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.

The sheriff's office said the man with the gun was 43 and the victim was 44, but it did not release their names.

A spokesman for the sheriff's office said a third member of the crew, who was also on the roof at the time, is the son of the man with the gun, and the shooting victim was a friend of their family, the Times reported.