Brent Schaefer, 36, died after a gunshot injury on the evening of Saturday, June 5, 2021, at a residence on Hillcrest Street in Raymond, Iowa. First responders found him with a gunshot wound; he was taken to a hospital in Waterloo and later transferred to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, where he died in the early hours of Sunday, June 6, 2021.

The Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office investigated and concluded the shooting was accidental, finding that Schaefer unintentionally shot himself. No arrests were made and no suspects were sought. Friends and family remember him as an avid outdoorsman who loved to fish and hunt.

If anyone knew Brent or was in Raymond that weekend and has information about what happened, please share what you know.