An obituary notice from Twigg Funeral Homes has identified the victim of Sunday’s shooting incident in Sac County, as 24-year old Megan Quinn Sloss, of Guthrie Center. Authorities said Monday the woman (Who was not yet identified at the time time of press release) was shot while sitting in the driver’s seat of a vehicle. The shooting was reported around 11:40 a.m. Sunday around two miles east of Lake View.

Megan Sloss (Photo from her obituary page at Twiggfuneralhome.com)

Officials said a man in the front passenger seat (Who has not been identified) was handling a loaded handgun when it went off and struck Sloss. She was taken to Loring Hospital in Sac City and then flown to a Des Moines hospital, where she died. The incident remains under investigation.

Her obituary says Megan was the daughter of Curt and Brenda Sloss, of rural Guthrie Center. She attended Guthrie Center Schools, Central College and was currently a master’s student at the University of Iowa studying social services. Megan planned to spend her career helping children and adults in need. She was currently working at Iowa KidSight and the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.

Visitation is set for Thursday, Sept. 22nd, from 5:30-to 7:30-p.m. at the Guthrie Center High School Gymnasium, where a Prayer service is at 7-p.m.