Circumstances of Man’s Death Under Investigation; Man Being Held on Unrelated Charges
Written by WKTN Staff on December 8, 2022
The death of a Foraker man this past Tuesday afternoon is being investigated by the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office.
According to a release issued late Wednesday afternoon, deputies were dispatched to 8005 Flora Street where they found 45 year old Billy Jack Shears suffering from an accidental self-inflicted pellet gun wound.
Shears was transported to Hardin Memorial Hospital where he later died.
During the investigation, another male at the residence was taken into custody on charges of obstruction of official business and tampering with evidence.
34 year old James A. Shears is being held on those charges in the Multi-County Correctional Center in Marion.
The charges are unrelated to the cause of death.
The case remains under investigation.
