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MARQUETTE COUNTY, MI -- A 21-year-old man died Wednesday, Nov. 23, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula from what police are describing as an accidental shooting.

The shooting was reported at 9:22 p.m. when troopers from the Michigan State Police Negaunee Post were dispatched to a residence on N 1311 County Road KCI in Powell Township.

The man was taken to Marquette General Hospital where he died.

The incident remains under investigation. There is no ongoing threat to public safety resulting from this incident, police said.



Troopers were assisted by personnel from the MSP Crime Labs out of Marquette and Grayling, along with Powell Township EMS and UP Health Systems.