Kade Donald Reiman, 23, was killed in a hunting incident on November 13, 2021, in rural Pawnee County, Nebraska, south of Lewiston and near the village of Virginia. A second-grade teacher at Bennet Elementary and a coach in the Palmyra-Bennet district, he was described as energetic and caring by those who knew him. He and a hunting partner were pursuing deer in fading daylight across broken terrain when a shot intended for a fleeing doe struck Reiman. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene.

Pawnee County investigators reconstructed the sequence, noting dusk, the lay of the land, and timing that placed Reiman in his partner’s line of fire without being visible. Ballistics testing used the involved firearm and ammunition and investigators concluded the fatal round came from the partner as the partner aimed at a deer. Authorities ruled the incident a hunting accident and reported no arrests; community memorials and obituaries followed. If anyone was in the area that afternoon or has information about the circumstances, please share what was seen or heard.