A man accidentally shot his 28-year-old son dead after mistaking him for a deer on a hunting trip. Police believe Bradley Smith, 63, unintentionally killed his son Andrew while they were out looking for animals at dusk in Delaware, US.
Hunters in the state are legally required to wear orange clothing before sunrise and after sunset to make them easily identifiable, but Andrew was not believed to be at the time of his tragic death. "It's just the worst kind of tragedy," Delaware County Sheriff's Office Tracy Whited said. "He thought he was shooting at a deer.
It was his son." Mr Smith Sr will not be face charges over the killing, the Columbus Dispatch reports. The father and son were hunting with friends in the headily wooded area when the
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