By: Kyle James | 11-25-2017 | News
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Woman Shot And Killed By Hunter Who Mistook Her For A Deer

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A tragic accident took place Wednesday in western New York when a woman was fatally shot after a hunter mistook her for a deer. Authorities at the Chautauqua County sheriff's office say 43-year-old Rosemary Billquist of Sherman, New York was walking her dogs around 5:30 p.m. when she was shot once with a pistol.

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<span style="margin-top:15px;rgba(42,51,6,0.7);font-size:12px;">Credit: Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office</span>

The hunter who has been identified as 34-year-old Thomas B. Jadlowski fired a single shot and immediately heard her scream so he called 911. He stayed with the injured woman until emergency responders arrived at the field where the shooting took place. Authorities say the shooting took place 40 minutes after sunset which means it is illegal to hunt at the time Billquist was shot. Billquist was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead and the hunter has not yet been charged but the investigation continues.

The master instructor for firearms for the New York state Department of Environmental Conservation’s hunter education program, Dale Dunkelberger, weighed in on the accident saying, "Hunters have to understand there are other people using trails, using parks in areas where we as sportsmen hunt. In this case … he shouldn’t have been out there hunting after sunset. You’re done. That’s the law."

Dunkelberger said using a pistol to shoot deer is within the law but it is unclear what, if any, charges the hunter will face since it was not legal to hunt at that time.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/nov/24/new-york-woman-shot-dead-hunter-deer-sunset

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Anonymous No. 12652 2017-11-25 : 16:15

Sounds fishy. Pistols are used but usually by hunters that want to make the hunt more challenging by having to lure the animals in closer before shooting.

This clown was either poaching with a pistol after dark or cooked up a plan to kill that person and use the hunting "accident" as a cover story.

Anonymous No. 13080 2017-12-01 : 09:04

would be a pretty good way to get away with murder I suppose.

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