Lichfield rabbit hunter killed after discharging own gun is named
A man who was shot while out hunting rabbits has this afternoon been named.
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Carl Conrad Rubisch, from Lichfield, died after accidentally discharging his own gun, police said.
The 30-year-old suffered a gunshot wound in the incident while hunting in fields in Brockton, near Bishop's Castle, in Shropshire with a friend.
The man was injured at about 9.30pm on Friday. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A post-mortem examination will be held today and an inquest will open later in the week, a police spokesman said.
