Stories like this just tear me up. Seems like these accidental shootings happen way too often.
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Know your target and what's behind it..... Sad dayComment
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wow.
sad story
Timothy Bolognani (right) accidentally shot Benjamin Birch (left)
while they were hunting in Vermont.
Bolognani then turned the gun on himself
Vermont State Police say a distraught hunter took his own life on Saturday moments after fatally and unintentionally shooting his companion.
Benjamin Birch and Timothy Bolognani were hunting in the woods by Howe Pond Road in Readsboro, Vt., when tragedy struck, according to the Burlington Free Press.
The longtime friends began tracking a deer through the woods when Bolognani fired a rifle shot. Bolognani and another friend, Mark Colford, instantly heard Birch scream, local NBC affiliate WPTZ reports. When the 49-year-old Bolognani found Birch's body motionless on the ground, he "used his rifle to take his own life," police said.
Authorities responded to the reported hunting accident shortly after noon, when they discovered the bodies of Birch, 39, and Bolognani, MSNBC reports.
"These guys were best friends and professional hunters," Birch's grieving mother, Jacqueline Clara Howe, told the Boston Herald.
Investigators do not suspect any foul play.
In January 2010, the Bolognani faced additional tragedy, when Timothy's 18-year-old daughter, Jessica, died in a fatal snowmobile accident.Last edited by Atfulldraw; 11-28-2011, 01:06 PM.Comment
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