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Police have identified the man killed Tuesday in an accidental shooting at a popular hunting destination in Duchesne County.

Rocky Mecham, 61, of Mountain Home, Utah, was killed while shooting at targets with 64-year-old Greg Timothy, of Altamont, at the L.C. Ranch, about 30 miles northeast of Duchesne, Duchesne County sheriff's spokesman Jeremy Curry said.

The fatality occurred on the hunting and fishing lodge's shooting range while the victim was down range marking targets for other shooters.

"A communications error occurred between one of the shooters and the man marking targets which resulted in the man down range being shot," Curry said.

It was the second accidental shooting to take place in Utah in a week.

On Feb. 19, James Shurtz, 27, was shot by his father, Glenn Shurtz, while the two were taking turns firing rifles in a remote area about 20 miles west of Snowville, in Box Elder County.

"Somehow [James] got into his father's line of fire and was struck in the chest with a single round; he died at the scene," Box Elder County Chief Deputy Dale Ward Ward has said, adding that the death was being investigated as an accidental shooting.

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