"The shooting was quite intentional," Ottawa County Sheriff's Office Capt. Jake Sparks told the outlet. "Multiple rounds were fired. It wasn't like as if it were a one-shot accidental discharge. This was numerous rounds discharged. Although the result of the shooting led to an accidental death, this shooting was intentional."
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