Friend under suspicion

Fatal accident: hunter dies after being shot in the neck

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A tragic hunting accident occurred in Cloppenburg (Germany) at the beginning of January. Chef Jens H. (48) was hunting wild boar with Stefan G. (50) when the fatal shot was fired. The public prosecutor's office is now investigating Stefan G. for involuntary manslaughter.

At the beginning of the year, the two friends had arranged to meet in a forest near Ruchow in the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania). But what began as a completely harmless meeting ended at around 8 p.m. with a fatal shot to the neck.

All help came too late
According to BILD, the two hunters were equipped with high-tech rifles with integrated night vision devices. Stefan G. is said to have pointed his weapon at his friend in order to adjust it. The fatal shot is said to have been fired in the process. All help came too late for him. All the hunters were questioned by the police that same night.

Investigators are currently working on the assumption that the respective hunters' high seats were only around 200 meters apart. However, the men are said not to have seen each other due to the darkness and a slight bend in the road.

Autopsy completed
The hunter's autopsy was completed last Thursday. It has been established that the shot to the neck was the cause of death. The public prosecutor's office is currently assuming negligent homicide. No motive has yet been established. The investigation is continuing.

The top priority is that we must never point a gun at a person. Never try out the optics on a person! Never!

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The hunting community is also mourning the deceased family man. A spokesman for the hunting association: "The top priority is that we must never point a gun at a person. Never try out the optics on a person! Never!"