We need to write a short story (80–150 words) in one tight paragraph, with a present-tense

Lead (first sentence as headline): "Thomas Butcher is an English bricklayer who died in an accidental shooting in 1890 in Grant County, New Mexico." Then narrative: "On a Sunday afternoon, Butcher and his partner George Shaffer were returning from a hunt in a buggy when the jolting caused Shaffer's shotgun to discharge both barrels, striking Butcher in the head and killing him instantly ^[1][2]. Butcher had no relatives in the country and was buried in the Catholic cemetery ^[2]. He and Shaffer had the contract to lay brick for the Agricultural College ^[2]." That covers all claims.

On a Sunday afternoon, Butcher and his partner George Shaffer were returning from a hunt when the jolting of their buggy discharged Shaffer's shotgun, blowing away the side of Butcher's head and causing instant death ^[1][2]. A coroner's jury ruled the death accidental ^[1]. Butcher, an Englishman with no relations in the country, was buried in the Catholic cemetery ^[2]. He and Shaffer had the contract to lay brick for the Agricultural College ^[2]."

On a Sunday afternoon, Butcher and his partner George Shaffer were returning from a hunt when the jolting of their buggy discharged Shaffer's shotgun, blowing away the side of Butcher's head and causing instant death ^[1][2]. A coroner's jury ruled the death accidental ^[1]. Butcher, an Englishman with no relations in the country, was buried in the Catholic cemetery ^[2]. He and Shaffer had the contract to lay brick for the Agricultural College ^[2].

LEAD: "Thomas Butcher, an English bricklayer, was killed in an accidental shotgun discharge on a Sunday afternoon in 1890 ^[1][2]." That is a lead sentence.