Hunter Dies After Apparent Accidental Shooting

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Published: 11/10/2011 10:18 am

Updated: 11/10/2011 4:34 pm

MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (AP) - A hunter has been found mortally wounded in East Tennessee.

Authorities said 45-year-old Ricky E. Arnold of Mountain City died at a hospital a few hours after people on a Johnson County road found him wounded beside his vehicle on Wednesday.

Johnson County Sheriff Chris Mathes said it appears a gunshot wound to Arnold's head was the result of a hunting accident, but an autopsy was ordered, according to the Johnson City Press.

Mathes said the upward angle of the bullet wound indicates the .22-caliber rifle discharged as Arnold set it down.
Arnold had a hunting license. A crossbow was also found near his vehicle.

Deputies have not found any witnesses to the shooting.

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Golden Taint - 11/10/2011 2:40 PM

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Though it doesn't pertain to this story at all, as he was obviously hunting something small, like squirrels, to be using such a small rifle, the local deer population has no predators and actually needs hunters to keep them in check. think about how bad these hunters are when you hit a deer going 70 down the hwy, and it tears your face off along with the roof of your car. Though I'm not personally into shooting animals, it's not as black and white as some would like to think. . . dang hippies.

Frayserboi - 11/10/2011 2:08 PM

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That boy, Jefftao, needs help......after all, a mind is a terrible thing to waste....

no1uno - 11/10/2011 11:40 AM

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tao...I thought after all these years I had heard about all(or most of)the most stupid comments ever spewed and then the real idiot crawls in. next time your fat butt sucks down a hamburger, chicken or fish just STOP and think of where it came from. An illeriate idiot. As G.T. pointed out you don't hunt deer with a 22. THIS MAN IS DEAD AND YOU FOOLS call it karma. Another southern backwoods town IDIOT talking about something you know nothing about. ENJOY YOUR BIG MAC TODAY little person of little mind.

JeffersonTao - 11/10/2011 11:00 AM

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And some of these same bozos are the ones going around preaching the "sanctity of life". It would be a joke if it were not so disturbing.

JeffersonTao - 11/10/2011 10:47 AM

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Anyone who gets some macho thrill out of slaughtering animals deserves all the bad karma that results. It is disgusting.

Golden Taint - 11/10/2011 10:37 AM

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I doubt he was hunting deer with a 22

Hamilton Co 31 - 11/10/2011 10:33 AM

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Sad, You should always have ANY weapon pointed in a SAFE direction SAFETY FIRST. After you're done hunting, fishing etc.. if possible unload your long weapons before leaving the site. Thank GOD that there weren't any children present to witness that tragedy..

JeffersonTao - 11/10/2011 10:25 AM

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Karma is a wonderful thing and even works for deer! This creep got to see first hand what it felt like to be a deer. Classic poetic justice!

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