Effingham Showroom Shooting Update

Friday, 7 February 2020

No charges will be filed after an accidental shooting at a business last month.

The accident happened at the John Boos Factory Showroom at 1703 Avenue of Mid-America on January 11th.

Effingham County State's Attorney Bryan Kibler said the shooter was a 60-year-old man from Michigan, who had a semi-automatic handgun and valid concealed carry permit.

The victim, 61-year-old Nick Nichols of Toledo, was loading furniture for the Michigan man when the gun went off.

 

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