A 73-year-old Lockwood man is dead and his hunting partner is charged with felony manslaughter after a shooting incident Sunday morning in the Town of Barton.

New York State Region 7 Environmental Conservation Police officers said the victim was shot on a private property off Miller Hollow Road at about 7 a.m.

As of Monday afternoon, the Department of Environmental Conservation would not release the victim's name.

Dean A. Brockoff, 53, of Lockwood, was arrested by DEC investigators and charged with second-degree manslaughter.

Brockoff was processed at New York State Police barracks in Owego and remanded to the Tioga County jail on bail set at $20,000 cash or $40,000 bond. He is due to appear in the Town of Barton Court on Dec. 11.

Police say the shooter and the victim had permission to be on the property.

The victim was transported by ambulance to Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania, where he later died.

The Lockwood Volunteer Fire Department also responded to the scene.

An investigation is being conducted by the DEC, the Tioga County District Attorney’s office, the Tioga County Sheriff’s Department and the New York State Police.

How to stay safe while hunting

The DEC advises all hunters to follow the following hunting safety rules:

Assume every gun is loaded.

Control the muzzle. Point your gun in a safe direction.

Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot.

Be sure of your target and beyond.

Do not hunt deer and bear in the dark; big-game hunting ends at sunset.

Wear blaze orange or pink. Wearing orange or pink prevents other hunters from mistaking a person for an animal, or shooting in your direction. Hunters who wear hunter orange are seven times less likely to be shot.

For more information on these and other important hunting safety tips, visit DEC's website at dec.ny.gov/outdoor/9186.html

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