Hunter Fatally Shot in Northern Minnesota

PUPOSKY, Minn. (AP) — A hunter has fatally shot another hunter in northern Minnesota after mistaking him for a deer, according to authorities.

The two men were not hunting together and the victim was not wearing blaze orange, according to the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office. Officials said Monday the shooting happened Wednesday near Puposky at dusk.

The victim is identified as 28-year-old Lukas Dudley, of Bemidji. Sheriff’s officials said he had been released from jail last month and was under a court order not to possess a firearm.

The hunter who shot Dudley, a 33-year-old Redby man, fired one round at what he thought was a deer. When he discovered he had shot Dudley, he called 911 and has been cooperating with investigators, the Star Tribune reported.

A decision on whether the shooter will face any charges has not been made.