Sgt. Alvin Adams of the Wood County Sheriff’s Office died Saturday morning after an apparent accidental discharge of his personal weapon, according to Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn.
Adams, 56, worked as a jail sergeant at the Wood County Justice Center and had been part of the force for 15 years, Wasylyshyn said Saturday evening.
The sheriff said Adams was alone outside his home on River Road in Grand Rapids, when it appears he accidentally shot himself in the side, just above the hip. Adams was able to walk into his house where he told his girlfriend to call for help.
He was pronounced dead at Wood County Hospital.
Adams was off duty at the time of the shooting.
“He will be greatly missed,” Wasylyshyn said. “Al was very well liked, a very easy going man, well-liked by everyone in the office.”
“Our hearts go out to him and his grown children and grandchildren,” Wasylyshyn said.
The Wood County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Wood County Coroner’s Office and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation-Crime Scene Unit, is investigating the incident.
