Vernal Express | 1967-11-16 | Page 4 | Father Shoots, Kills Son in Hunting Mistake

Father Shoots Son in Hunting Mistake e A California hunter mistook his 24 year old son for a deer and killed him with his high powered rifle Rio Blanco County Sheriffs Sheriff's officers said according to the Meeker Tier IIer aid ald The victim was Identified as asDale asDale Dale L Awbrey of Pine Grove California Sheriff Bob Kracht said Mr Awbery died after he heI I was struck in the back of his I right shoulder by a caliber bullet fired by his father Lynn Robert Awbrey 48 also of Pine PineGrove PineGrove Grove The slug came out of the victims victim's left chest after sever severr ing his aorta The victim was carrying a camera mounted on his gun and may have been try try- fog ing to take photographs of deer when he was shot at about 4 00 pm Thursday of last week in Brushy Point draw on East Douglas Creek about nine mil es south of Brady ranch DEPUTY DISTRICT Attorney George E 11 Benner Jr of Meek or er said the younger Mr 11 Aw Aw- Awbrey brey was wearing a brown coat with a brown alpaca col col- col collar Jar lar and grey pants Under the coat was a white sweat shirt with wilh a white hood which was wason wason on his head He had no red color clothing The elder Awbrey said deer had bEen moving ahead of oC him and had run into a patch of brush lIe said ho he saw what he thought was a brown and white deer moving in the brush and fired lIe then found that he had killed his son ATTORNEY Benner said that due to circumstances and the way the son was leas dressed no charges would be be filed a the father