Fourteen-year-old Jaide Tosseth died on Sunday, October 16, 2016, at the MacLean Bottoms Shooting Range south of Bismarck, North Dakota. She was at the public range with her family for target shooting and sustained a fatal gunshot wound while in a designated safe zone. The Burleigh County Sheriff’s Office responded and investigators reviewed surveillance footage and worked with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, which operates the facility.

Authorities determined the shooting was an accidental discharge and concluded the death was a tragic accident; no criminal charges were filed and no suspects were identified. Jaide was a high school freshman remembered by the community for her vibrant spirit and school activities. If anyone was at the range that day or has information about the sequence of events, please come forward.