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Woman, 43, out walking her two dogs is shot dead by a hunter with a pistol who mistook her for a deer
By Associated Press and Mary Kekatos For Dailymail.com
PUBLISHED: 13:55 GMT, 24 November 2017 | UPDATED: 04:22 GMT, 25 November 2017
The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office says 43-year-old Rosemary Billquist, of Sherman, had taken her two Labradors for a walk in her hometown near the Pennsylvania border around 5.30pm on Wednesday.
The hunter, identified as 34-year-old Thomas Jadlowski, told deputies he thought he saw a deer in the field and fired his single-shot pistol.
After hearing Billquist's scream, he found her about 200 yards away, called 911 and applied pressure to her wound until EMS arrived
By Associated Press and Mary Kekatos For Dailymail.com
PUBLISHED: 13:55 GMT, 24 November 2017 | UPDATED: 04:22 GMT, 25 November 2017
- Rosemary Billquist, 43, was shot by Thomas Jadlowski, 34, Wednesday evening
- Jadlowski called 911 and applied pressure to her wound until EMS arrived
- It is illegal to hunt after sunset per New York State law and Jadlowski reported the shooting at 5.24pm - 40 minutes after sunset
- He is cooperating with the investigation and no charges have been filed yet
- Billquist's husband, Jamie, said his wife was a volunteer at Chautauqua Hospice and at UPMC Chautauqua WCA Hospital, performing medical transcription
The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office says 43-year-old Rosemary Billquist, of Sherman, had taken her two Labradors for a walk in her hometown near the Pennsylvania border around 5.30pm on Wednesday.
The hunter, identified as 34-year-old Thomas Jadlowski, told deputies he thought he saw a deer in the field and fired his single-shot pistol.
After hearing Billquist's scream, he found her about 200 yards away, called 911 and applied pressure to her wound until EMS arrived
