He placed the blame almost entirely on Warren Ritchie, who was employed as the armourer on set. 'It is evident that what occurred on 23 January 2017 can only be described as an accumulation of errors that resulted in tragedy,' coroner Donald MacKenzie said on Tuesday. The 28-year-old from the Gold Coast died from fatal gunshot wounds after a prop gun loaded with blank cartridges was fired at his chest on set at Brisbane's Brooklyn Standard bar in January 2017.
A stuntman and former Ninja Warrior contestant who was shot dead while filming a music video for hip hop trio Bliss N Eso 'died because of criminal actions', a coroner has found.Īn inquest into Johann Ofner's death concluded on Tuesday, with the coroner determining the young father's death was an 'avoidable tragedy'.
