MOUNT TABOR— Vermont State Police are investigating the apparent accidental shooting death of a Mount Tabor man Sunday evening.

Police were called to a home at 602 Brooklyn Road in Mount Tabor just after 7:00 p.m. with a report of an accidental shooting.

When they arrived troopers said they found 54-year-old David Shore dead at the scene Shore's wife told police the man was carrying a loaded firearm when he tripped and fell. The weapon discharged killing him.

Shore's body was taken to the office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy.