Overview
- Authorities say Kaas, 48, was fatally wounded on Sunday, Oct. 12 in southern Idaho’s Caribou-Targhee National Forest near the Sheep Creek area.
- Kaas was preparing to hunt mule deer when a companion removed a rifle from its case in a vehicle and it accidentally discharged, striking his thigh.
- Clark County Sheriff Mark McClure said Kaas died from severe blood loss before paramedics reached the remote location.
- The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Kaas was a 25-year department veteran and member of the Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team.
- The sheriff’s office is not investigating, the shooter has not been publicly identified, potential charges remain unclear, and a Help A Hero fundraiser has been launched for his wife and three children.