Newspaper on Kyle's death

This is the newspaper article about his death:
Marysville Police are shown leading Michael Hopkins outside the home of 510 Glen Oaks Court, after medics transported his son from the scene. Accidental shooting kills manFebruary 13, 2008 at 11:43 amBy RYAN HORNSVictim’s father, a Kenton lawman, fired fatal shotThe residents of Glen Oaks Court stood in their windows hoping for the best, after police cruisers crowded their small cul-de-sac responding to a shooting.But those hopes were dashed as a 22-year-old man was killed, the victim of an apparent accidental gunshot fired by his father.According to Marysville Police Assistant Chief Glen Nicol, just after 3 p.m. Tuesday Michael Hopkins shot his son, Kyle S. Hopkins, in the chest with a .308-caliber rifle. It happened inside their home at 510 Glen Oaks Court, located just off Route 38 on the city’s south side.In the neighborhood just after the shooting occurred, several teenage boys and girls stood gathered around an open window on the second floor of a house across the street from the shooting scene. One girl called out, “Do you know what happened? My brother is over there.”Other neighbors stood on their porchs or gathered on the sidewalks asking what happened. Their worst fears were later confirmed. Marysville medics used CPR on Kyle Hopkins and transported him to Memorial Hospital of Union County.Union County Coroner Dr. David Applegate said this morning that the young man had died at his home and attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.On the scene, a young man who appeared to be in his early 20s sat in a the back seat of a police cruiser, watching as the father, Michael Hopkins, was led out of the home by Glenn Nicol and a detective. A look of shock and devastation was apparent on Hopkins face. An older woman walked fast onto the scene, as the young man in the cruiser hopped out and ran to embrace her.“The shooting appears to be accidental at this point,” Nicol said, after Michael Hopkins was driven away. “His friends and family were inside the home at the time.”Nicol said there were not a lot of details available. The rifle was reportedly a high powered weapon, often used by law enforcement for conducting sniper shots. The rifle is also used for hunting large game such as elk.Nicol said Michael Hopkins is an auxiliary officer with the Kenton Police Department, located about 30 miles northwest of Marysville.Officers are still trying to piece together how the weapon went off and why it was loaded, Nicol said.Applegate said that an autopsy is being conducted today, but he does not expect anything other than accidental death as the determination.He also helped shed light on the events that led up to the shooting. He said the rifle had recently been purchased.“His father was showing the weapon to him and was trying to remove the magazine,” Applegate said. “It is unclear as to whether Kyle was coming over to help his father or to change the television channel. But he walked in front of the weapon.”He said that Kyle Hopkins was 10 to 12 feet away from the rifle when it went off, and with such a high powered rifle the bullet did not cause much damage inside his body, in terms of bouncing around and striking organs. Instead, the bullet went in through the chest and exited his back.Applegate said his initial determination is that the bullet clipped a blood vessel and the young man died as a result of blood loss. Law enforcement had no answers as to why the weapon was loaded, when it had been purchased, or where it had been purchased.Nicol said no charges have been filed against Michael Hopkins and the investigation continues.