Man 'violated the first rule of hunting' by shooting dead best friend, 52, he mistook for a deer

A veteran volunteer firefighter and father-of-two has been killed in a hunting accident by his best fried, who mistook the man for a deer and fatally shot him. Prosecutors are now investigating whether to bring forward charges following the incident that left 52-year-old Long Island man Charles Bruce dead. Bruce, who worked as an electrician and was part of the Malverne fire department, was on a n annualweekend hunting trip in upstate Westford, N.Y., just east of Cooperstown, with a group of fellow firefighters. Authorities say the death occurred Saturday afternoon in the woods, according to NBC New York.

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