Pa. deer hunter shot in the head and killed by young relative
A child hunting with family missed a deer and shot a 71-year-old man in the head, killing him. The tragedy happened around 10 a.m. Saturday in Jackson Township, Cambria County, as WJAC-TV in Johnstown reports:
The victim is identified as 71-year-old William Tripp, of Elizabethtown, who was hunting with family and friends when he was accidentally shot in the head by a young relative who was not identified in the report.
Cambria County coroner Jeff Lees told WJAC that a minor relative of Tripp’s was attempting to shoot a deer, but the child missed the shot and the bullet struck Tripp, who was approximately 300 yards away. Tripp was pronounced dead at the scene.
Coroner Lees called the incident a “heart-wrenching” accident.
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