Sheriff: Hunter Accidentally Killed In Sonoma Co.
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say a Napa man was accidentally shot and killed while hunting for pheasants with his 11-year-old son and two friends over the weekend.
Forty-four-year-old Daniel Downs was hunting near Sears Point in Sonoma County when the shooting happened Sunday afternoon.
Sonoma County sheriff's officials say Downs was found dead when deputies arrived. They have not released details about what led up to the shooting.
Sheriff's investigators and the state Department of Fish and Game are investigating the death.
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