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Man Dies After Being Shot By Hunter Near Sweet Home, Sheriff’s Office Says
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 11, 11:42 AM PDT
updated Oct 12, 12:58 PM PDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by KOIN, KGW and Statesman Journal, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Man dies after being shot by hunter near Sweet Home, sheriff’s office says · KOINOct 11, 11:42 AM PDT
Hunter shoots and kills man outside Sweet Home · Statesman JournalOct 11, 5:00 PM PDT
Hunter's bullet strikes and kills Sweet Home man · KGWOct 12, 12:58 PM PDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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How We Decided
Oct 11, 12:53 PM PDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 12, 1:07 PM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.