A hunting outing near Soldiers Meadow Lake in north Idaho ended in tragedy on November 11, 2018. Ryan S Rigney, 25, of Winchester, was killed by what investigators with the Nez Perce County Sheriff’s Office determined to be an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound. Emergency medical crews responded but were unable to save him.

Rigney worked as a welder and fabricator at Gateway Trailers and was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing and horn hunting. He was a graduate of Lewiston High School and had been remembered for a state wrestling championship. Family and friends said he was a devoted father who often took his young son into the outdoors.

No arrests were made and no suspects were identified after the investigation concluded the shooting was accidental. Did anyone who spent time with Ryan on hunting trips or at Gateway Trailers have observations that could add context to what happened that day?