MOUNT VERNON, Iowa (KCRG) – A Mount Vernon is scheduled to enter a plea next month after police say he accidently shot a 10-year-old boy in the head.
62-year-old Kevin Gouchee is charged with reckless use of a firearm causing bodily injury and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
The shooting occurred July 7, 2025 along the Cedar River. The boy was fishing alone behind a row of bushes when Gouchee saw movement in the bushes and fired, according to police…