On December 17, 2022, a firearm incident at a residence on Strausser Road in Greene County, Indiana, resulted in the death of 21-year-old Bryar Laws. Reports say the shooting occurred about 1:30 p.m. while a 16-year-old acquaintance was handling a semi-automatic handgun and was unloading it to clean it when a single round unintentionally discharged and struck Laws. First responders from the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, Center Fire Department, and Greene County EMS transported Laws to IU Health Bloomington Hospital, where he later died.

Detectives from the Greene County Sheriff’s Department opened an investigation focused on the teenager’s actions. Authorities initially classified the shooting as accidental and reported no immediate indication of foul play or intent; no arrests were made at the scene and no juvenile charges were filed immediately as the inquiry continued. Laws was an apprentice electrician employed at Wilkinson Electric in Bedford and his death affected the local community.

If anyone knew Bryar or has information about the circumstances that day, please share what is known.