Retired Deputy Killed in Hunting Accident

[brianlg31]

My BIL sent me this. Prayers up for the family

Lavaca County Medical Center.
“The medical staff attempted life-saving procedures, but unfortunately, Mr. Pfeil was pronounced dead at the hospital,” said Harmon.
Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace Stephen Greenwell conducted the inquest and didn’t order an autopsy.
Sheriff Harmon said this was simply a horrible mishap.
“This was just a very tragic accident. There’s absolutely no sign of foul play. There’s no reason to believe this was anything other than a tragic accident.
"Mr. Pfeil was a member of law enforcement,” Harmon added. “We want his family and his work family to know that they have our sympathies.”
Pfeil was a current director of Wharton County Electric Co-op. He retired from the Wharton County Sheriff’s Office in 2018 where he had been a deputy since 2006 and a reserve deputy since 1974.
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[T-roy66]

Prayers sent for the family.

[DUKFVR]

Prayers Up.

[Pedernal]

Prayers up for the family

[Landrover]

oh wow........not good news at all.

[Walker]

Prayers for all involved but "no autopsy" seems strange.

[flywise]

Terrible

[rvd]

Lifelong friends of mine, truly tragic event that breaks my heart.

[J Loves Huntin]

Tragic deal. Prayers up for the family and friends

[Benno]

Prayers for all involved but "no autopsy" seems strange.

Why? It does not give the cause of death but clearly states there is no sign of foul play. I would assume he cause of death is known.

[Sackett]

Prayers up for his family.

In the interest of educating and reminding people about safety while outdoors, can someone elaborate on what happened, without going into to much personal detail?

[tvc184]

Prayers up for his family.

In the interest of educating and reminding people about safety while outdoors, can someone elaborate on what happened, without going into to much personal detail?

I saw a partial report. The rest was shadowed unless you bought a subscription.

It said that the retired deputy was killed by an accidental discharge fired by a family member who was loading a firearm. That is all that I could get without buying the subscription.

[ForEverlast]

Many prayers it can sure happen fast so sorry for this family!!

[ColinR]

So very sad. Prayers for everyone close to him and especially the individual that had the gun go off.

[HeyMikey]

Wow