Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-15 | Page 12 | S. L. Man Slain in Gun Mishap

S. S L L t. MAN SLAIN IN lN GUN MISHAP Detectives Friday were Investigating Investigating g gating ting the fatal shooting o of a S Salt lt L Lake ke City man by his year old son while the boy and a friend w were re firing a newly repaired rI rifle le at a target In tho the rear of their home The father Irvin Redman Larson 43 rear of 1114 West Vest Ninth South street died In the tho Salt Lake general h hospital at p. p m. m Thursday two hours after aeter he fell with a slug from the caliber 22 rifle in his chest According to reports filed by Detectives Detectives Detectives De De- H. H K Record cord and J J. J J. J F FerFin Ferrin Fer- Fer r- r Fin rin who investigated immediately following the shooting Mr Larson and arid a 8 friend H Harry rry M M. Husbands 1139 Indiana avenue had h hac d just sf stepped from the Uie rear door bf t f the house bouse on their way ur uptown t I when the fatal shot shot- struck He fell feU five feet from where his son was standing firing at an improvised improvised improvised target affixed to the tho southwest southwest southwest south south- west corner of the house The rifle had just been equipped with th a new stock and Roland Larson Larson Lar Lar- son aon 16 the victims victim's son and Norval Norval Norval Nor- Nor val Potter 19 of South Tenth West street a friend were trying It out They were firing from the southeast corner of the house at t the target on the opposite corner Detectives M. M D. D McGinness and W W. E. E Eggleston renewed the investigation in investigation investigation in- in Friday morning and will file fHe a full report of the affair with the county attorneys attorney's office Larsons Larson's body was taken to the Larkin mortuary pending funeral arrangements Mr Larson was born in Murray October 17 1892 a son of the late J Joseph seph Larson and Anna Pete Peterson son Larson i He married Annie G Gould uld of Salt Lake City August 22 1916 1910 and w was a carpenter r by tI trade de 4 Surviving g are his widow his mother three children Mrs Thema Thelma Thelma Thel- Thel ma Larson Maloney Roland Larson and nd H Helen len Larson Larson- all of Salt L ke City ei ci eight ht brothers and sisters Mrs Irene Larson Goodman Martin Martin Martin Mar Mar- tin Larson Mrs Lorrain Lar Larson on Th rup Wiley WHey Larson Dell Larson Earl Larson all aU of Salt Snit Lake City Mrs Lillie Keller Farmington and Mrs Florence Wright Pocatello t Idaho