ALTAMONT, Utah, Feb. 24, 2016 (Gephardt Daily) — The second Utah man killed within a week as a result of a target shooting accident has been identified.
61-year-old Rocky Mecham of Mountain Home was shot while acting as a target spotter at private ranch in Duchesne County.
The Duchesne County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene at 8:45 a.m. in a location where Mecham had been marking targets for two other men who were practicing long-range shooting.
According to deputies, there appeared to be some sort of communication error and Greg Timothy, 64, of Altamont, accidentally shot Mecham.
Mecham was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was taken to the Utah State Medical Examiner’s office for autopsy.
Tuesday’s shooting death was the second target-shooting fatality in Utah in the last four days.
Saturday, James Shurtz, 27, was killed while target shooting with his father, Glenn Shurtz, about 20 miles west of Snowville.
Shurtz leaves behind a wife, Janae, and 7-month old twins, Navy and Easton.
A GoFundMe page set up for the survivors has raised $21,486 since Sunday.
