Turkey hunter accidentally shoots man who was walking dogs in Wayne

A man walking his dogs was shot in the chest with a 12-gauge shotgun pellet fired by a turkey hunter, Maine game wardens said.The hunter, a Scarborough man, was hunting with his grandson at a home on Richmond Mills Road in Wayne, wardens said.The man was sitting in some trees and watching a flock of turkeys, wardens said.At the same time, a Fayette couple were walking their dogs and watching the same flock of turkeys from the road.The Scarborough man fired a shot. A pellet from the round hit the Fayette man in the chest.The victim refused medical treatment.No other information was released.

A man walking his dogs was shot in the chest with a 12-gauge shotgun pellet fired by a turkey hunter, Maine game wardens said.

The hunter, a Scarborough man, was hunting with his grandson at a home on Richmond Mills Road in Wayne, wardens said.


The man was sitting in some trees and watching a flock of turkeys, wardens said.

At the same time, a Fayette couple were walking their dogs and watching the same flock of turkeys from the road.

The Scarborough man fired a shot. A pellet from the round hit the Fayette man in the chest.

The victim refused medical treatment.

No other information was released.