CLARKSVILLE, TN (WSMV) -
An autopsy is under way on a Clarksville man who died after a gun went off at an apartment Saturday afternoon.
According to police, officers responded to a call for shots fired at an apartment on South 3rd Street.
When police arrived, they found Gregory Erik Premus, 28, inside an apartment with a gunshot wound to his torso.
Paramedics transported Premus to Gateway Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Investigators said their preliminary findings indicate that Premus and his friend, Robert Alan Brown, 30, were handling a loaded handgun when the firearm inadvertently discharged and hit Premus.
Premus was transported to Nashville for an autopsy.
Police said no charges have been filed, however they add that the investigation is ongoing.
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