Police have charged Powers resident Kelly E. Johnson in the Sunday shooting death of a 20-year-old man.

Cody T. Armstrong, who also lived in Powers, died during a hunting trip Sunday in the Siskiyou National Forest, about 16 miles from Powers.

At about noon, the Coos County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call that a person had been shot in the forest, near what is known as the McCurdy Seed Orchard. Deputies arrived on scene at about 1:30 p.m.

They found the body of Armstrong, 20, with a gunshot to the head. He had been deer hunting with two other people, including Johnson, 41, a Coos County District Attorney’s Office press release said.

The Coos County Major Incident Team was activated and deputies from the Coos County Sheriff’s Office, troopers from the Oregon State Police, officers from Coos Bay, North Bend, Coquille and Myrtle Point police departments, along with representatives from the Coos County Medical Examiner’s Office and the DA’s Office responded.

According to the investigation, Johnson apparently shot at a sound he thought was a deer. The bullet struck Armstrong.

Officers arrested Johnson early this morning on a charge of second-degree manslaughter and took him to the Coos County jail. His arraignment had not been scheduled this morning, the press release said. A jail spokesman said Johnson remained at the jail this morning on $250,000.

Armstrong was a recent Powers High School graduate.

“In a small town like Powers, and a small school like what we have, I think it’s like losing a family member,” said Matt Shorb, Powers High School superintendent.

Shorb coached Armstrong in basketball.

“Cody was a very openly good-natured person,” Shorb said. “When something struck Cody as being funny, everybody around him knew it because of his great laugh, which was contagious.”

Shorb said counseling is being provided at the school, but no other plans have been set to help students mourn Armstrong’s death.

“We all knew Cody in our own way. It’s just tough, there are a lot of heavy hearts here today,” Shorb said. “I think for us, we’re just trying to take that first step forward.”