Reported by Adam Martin of WrestleView.com
On Saturday, December 22, 2007 at 5:40 PM EST

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Mike Polchlopek III, the son of former WWE star Mike Barton (aka Bart Gunn), died on Wednesday. He was shot by accident when a friend was cleaning a .22 caliber rifle and it went off. Barton made an appearance at the Raw 15th Anniversary show two weeks ago.