Man killed by fellow hunter who mistook him for a squirrel

[LiberalElite]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/n-y-man-shot-dead-hunter-mistakes-squirrel-officials-article-1.1953207

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An upstate New York man who survived six years in concentration camp in Laos was shot dead when a fellow hunter allegedly mistook him for a squirrel, his family said.

The incredible tragedy outside Rochester took the life of 71-year-old father of six, Vienchaleun Kettavong, while he was hunting in the woods behind his Rush home Tuesday evening, the Democrat and Chronicle reported.

The immigrant who fled to the U.S. in 1982 was unexpectedly joined by a friend and his 32-year-old son when authorities say the younger man, Phetsouvahn Kounnavong, fired the fatal blast from his rifle, killing Kettavong at the scene.
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[underpants]

1. The Squirrel Hunter

Worst. Sequel. Ever.

[Atman]

2. Big-ass squirrel.

And what kind of gun? Jesus, must make mincemeat out of real squirrels!

[wyldwolf]

3. Sounds like a Sqossum, the squirrel-possum hybrids we have in the South

[Sunlei]

4. what a difficult & hard working life the man had and then to die like that.

[Archae]

5. Nothing new here...

Just the targets are different, here in Wisconsin every year people get shot accidentally, while deer hunting.

You'll find this to be funny, a company has come out with camo toilet paper, I know, it sounds funny at first, but deer hunters are watching for a "white flag," whitetail deer have a white tail they raise when alarmed.

[Skidmore]

6. Years ago, the wife of a co-worker of mine was killed by a hunter in her own back yard

when she stepped outside to hang laundry (had to refresh my memory). He thought she was a deer. They had twin girls sleeping inside at the time.

http://bangordailynews.com/2008/11/14/news/bangor/twenty-years-ago-two-shots-rang-out-forever-alteringlives-and-laws/

[stillwaiting]

8. That is HORRIBLE! nt

[ladjf]

7. Hmm. Who the hell hunts for squires now days anyway? nt