'This was by all accounts an accidental shooting that occurred after the men were looking for a deer that one brother had shot earlier with his muzzle loading rifle,' sheriff deputies said.
A Michigan man was rushed to hospital on Saturday afternoon after being shot by his brother who believed him to be an injured deer, police say.
The call indicated a man had been shot with a muzzle loading rifle at the location, which was close to the intersection of Bell Road and Grand River Avenue. "Investigation on the scene and in follow-up interviews determined this was by all accounts an accidental shooting that occurred after the men were looking for a deer that one brother had shot earlier with his muzzle loading rifle," the Ionia County Sheriff's Office commented via social media.
The shooter immediately contacted 911 for help and deputies noted the two men—who have not been named—walked out of the field together, where they met with medical experts.
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