from the winnipeg Sun:
A 35-year-old man was fatally shot while he and others were hunting moose in the darkness of eastern Manitoba early yesterday morning, RCMP said.
The man's name hasn't been released.
RCMP didn't reveal the circumstances of the incident but Sgt. Line Karpish, a spokeswoman, said the man was shot by a fellow hunter.
Police are investigating the possibility the man was mistaken for a wild animal.
Karpish said police were interviewing the people who were present yesterday to piece together the chain of events. Charges haven't been laid. She said the incident involved two different groups of hunters.
Police said the victim, a resident of Fort Alexander near Sagkeeng First Nation, and others were hunting about 45 km north of Powerview. Powerview is 130 km northeast of Winnipeg.
The shooting was reported around 2:30 a.m. but it's believed the man was shot about an hour to 90 minutes earlier, Karpish said.
There was a delay in reporting the incident to RCMP because the hunters had some frantic moments afterwards where they tried to figure out how to help the man and what to do, and it took some time to get to a place with a phone, Karpish said.
Karpish said it's believed the man's hunting party immediately knew he had been shot.
The group was hunting near Happy Lake Road off Trans Licence Road, which is unorganized territory designated Crown land, RCMP said.
The victim and his hunting party are status Indians, meaning it is legal for them to hunt on Crown land and other lands outside hunting season.
Karpish said it was legal for the parties to be hunting after dark because of their status.
An autopsy will be conducted on the man at Health Sciences Centre, RCMP said.
Powerview RCMP and Winnipeg RCMP forensic identification services continue to investigate.
ht www.winnipegsun.com/ne...1-sun.html
hmm. maybe allowing night hunting wasn't such a smart idea...
A 35-year-old man was fatally shot while he and others were hunting moose in the darkness of eastern Manitoba early yesterday morning, RCMP said.
The man's name hasn't been released.
RCMP didn't reveal the circumstances of the incident but Sgt. Line Karpish, a spokeswoman, said the man was shot by a fellow hunter.
Police are investigating the possibility the man was mistaken for a wild animal.
Karpish said police were interviewing the people who were present yesterday to piece together the chain of events. Charges haven't been laid. She said the incident involved two different groups of hunters.
Police said the victim, a resident of Fort Alexander near Sagkeeng First Nation, and others were hunting about 45 km north of Powerview. Powerview is 130 km northeast of Winnipeg.
The shooting was reported around 2:30 a.m. but it's believed the man was shot about an hour to 90 minutes earlier, Karpish said.
There was a delay in reporting the incident to RCMP because the hunters had some frantic moments afterwards where they tried to figure out how to help the man and what to do, and it took some time to get to a place with a phone, Karpish said.
Karpish said it's believed the man's hunting party immediately knew he had been shot.
The group was hunting near Happy Lake Road off Trans Licence Road, which is unorganized territory designated Crown land, RCMP said.
The victim and his hunting party are status Indians, meaning it is legal for them to hunt on Crown land and other lands outside hunting season.
Karpish said it was legal for the parties to be hunting after dark because of their status.
An autopsy will be conducted on the man at Health Sciences Centre, RCMP said.
Powerview RCMP and Winnipeg RCMP forensic identification services continue to investigate.
ht www.winnipegsun.com/ne...1-sun.html
hmm. maybe allowing night hunting wasn't such a smart idea...
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