DETROIT – One Michigan brother accidentally shot another while hunting together on Saturday, police said.
At around 5:30 p.m. deputies responded to a field in Boston Township, Michigan, for a report of an accidental shooting.
The brothers were looking for a deer that one of the brothers had shot earlier but became separated during a search in the dense corn, the sheriff's office said.
One brother, a 29-year-old, thought he saw and heard the deer moving and fired his muzzle loading rifle. The man, realizing he shot his brother, a 28-year-old, and not the deer, immediately called 911.
The injured brother was flown to a hospital where he is listed in serious but stable condition.
The deer was not located. The investigation is ongoing.
This wasn't the only hunting accident as the season opened in Michigan. Police say two boys ages 4 and 6 were injured when a gun discharged while their father was preparing to go hunting.
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