Daiqualis Poe was 17 and a senior at Fort Dodge Senior High School when he died of a single gunshot wound inside a home at 721 N. Eighth St. in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Emergency crews arrived about 12:45 p.m. on September 10, 2019, and found Poe deceased.

The Fort Dodge Police Department described the shooting as accidental, saying a family member had fired the handgun that killed Poe. Investigators from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Webster County Attorney’s Office assisted, and authorities said they did not suspect foul play. The police extended condolences to Poe’s family; the age and name of the family member involved were not released and no arrests or charges have been announced.

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