On December 10, 2016, 32-year-old Chet David Hockman of Mountain View, Missouri, was fatally shot in the chest at a home on West 2nd Street. Hockman had been at the residence with a friend, 33-year-old Mickey Collins, and the two had been drinking when Collins was handling a 12-gauge shotgun and cycled rounds through it. The firearm accidentally discharged, striking Hockman.

Collins left the home and went directly to the Mountain View Police Department to report the incident. Officers and emergency personnel returned to the West 2nd Street address, where Hockman was found critically wounded; CPR and aid were attempted but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Collins was taken into custody and charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon while intoxicated.

Hockman was buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery-Poe Hill. He is remembered by his community as an intelligent man who loved fishing and was devoted to his children and siblings. Does anyone have information about Hockman’s final hours or knew him personally and can share details that might shed more light on what happened?