Stacy A. McArtor, a 58-year-old White man, died on November 10, 2018, near Valley, Nebraska, from a gunshot wound sustained while deer hunting with his 37-year-old son, Joshua. The two had been hunting near North 264th Street and Road Y on opening day of Nebraska’s firearm deer season. According to deputies, McArtor was descending from a tree stand and handed his rifle down when the firearm discharged and struck him; emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene and an autopsy was ordered.

Deputies reported that Joshua told them he had accidentally shot his father and gave a timeline of their arrival that afternoon. News accounts and the sheriff’s statements described the death as a hunting accident rather than a criminal act; no arrests, suspects, or charges were announced. If anyone was in the area that evening or has information about the setup or sequence of events, please come forward.