BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man is accused of fatally shooting a teenager he mistook for a deer while they were hunting illegally.
The Brunswick News reports 32-year-old Hector Romero-Hernandez and 17-year-old Bobby Lee Lane were hunting out of season last month when Romero-Hernandez said he thought he'd seen a deer in the woods. He told Glynn County Police he heard rustling and shot at a branch that he thought was a deer's horns. Lane was hit in a nearby tree stand.
Natural Resources Law Enforcement Capt. Chris Hodge says the investigation is ongoing.
Romero-Hernandez was charged with misuse of a firearm resulting in serious bodily harm as well as hunting with an unlawful weapon and two license violations.
The man who fatally shot a teenage hunting companion whom he mistook for a deer while hunting out of season in western Glynn County on Sept. 28 is now behind bars. https://t.co/FzyZLABn1y
— The Brunswick News (@Brunswick_News) October 8, 2019