OREGON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A man who feared coyotes were threatening his chickens has been fatally shot with his own gun after falling from a tree stand.
The Lapeer County sheriff’s office says the accident occurred Monday in Oregon Township.
The victim was a 67-year-old man who fell from a tree stand ladder while carrying a loaded shotgun. The gun fired and struck him. His name was not immediately released.
The man was hunting coyotes after hearing them behind his home.
