Volusia Sheriff: Daytona Beach-area man killed in apparent gun-cleaning accident

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DAYTONA BEACH -- An apparent accidental discharge while cleaning a shotgun has claimed the life of a 49-year-old Daytona Beach-area man, a Volusia County Sheriff's Office spokesman said.

Jeffrey Williams, was found dead late Tuesday afternoon by his wife in the work area of a pole barn on the couple's property. After finding Williams, his frantic wife called 911 at around 5:14 p.m., Sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson said.

"Deputies rushed to the scene four minutes later, but the victim was already dead," Davidson said. "The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is treating the death as accidental, although an autopsy will be conducted by the Volusia County Medical Examiner's Office to confirm the preliminary findings at the scene."