Hawaii County police identified a man killed in apparent gun accident.

Police said Aaron Kondo, 32, of Hawi, died of a gunshot wound to the chest Saturday night.

Officers responded to a report of an unconscious man with a hole in his chest in Kapaau at 8:30 p.m. 

When police arrived, firefighters were attempting CPR on the man, who died at Kohala Hospital at 8:55 p.m.

Investigating officers learned Kondo had driven his pickup truck to check on pig traps on private property off Kekoa Uhane Road.

Family members went to check on him after he failed to return home and discovered him unconscious with a wound to his left chest.

Detectives determined that a rifle had been stored in the cab of Kondo’s truck and when Kondo attempted to pull it out of the truck by its barrel, an item inside the truck caught on the gun’s trigger, causing it to discharge.

An autopsy has been scheduled to determine the exact cause of death.

The case is classified as a coroner’s inquest.