Preston Mobley was 21 when he died in Haysville, Kansas, on March 1, 2015, after being struck in the abdomen by a firearm discharge. He was taken to a local hospital but succumbed to his injuries. The Haysville Police Department determined the shooting was accidental and reported the gun discharged while being handled by a close family friend.

Mobley was a student at Hutchinson Community College studying Fire Science and a member of Wichita Fire Explorers Post 881. He volunteered at community events and had told his younger brother he wanted to become a firefighter; family remembered him as a great kid with a good sense of humor who didn’t hold grudges. No arrests or charges were reported in connection with the shooting.

Does anyone who knew Preston or was in Haysville at the time have details to share about that day or about his work with the Fire Explorers?