GORDON, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska State Patrol and Sheridan County Sheriff's Office are investigating a shooting death that officials believe was accidental.

The patrol says in a news release Tuesday that the shooting happened earlier this month, on March 15, at a home in Gordon in northwestern Nebraska.

The patrol says initial investigation shows that 44-year-old Shanita Anderson, of Gordon, was killed in an accidental discharge of a gun. No other details of how the shooting happened were released.

The patrol says the investigation is continuing and asks anyone with information on the shooting to call the state patrol.