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Troopers: 20-Year-Old Fatally Shot By Fellow Hunter

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published November 18, 2019 at 6:04 PM EST

State police say a 20-year-old man has died after a member of his hunting party accidentally shot him in central New York.

The incident happened Sunday morning, the second day of regular big game season in New York’s Southern Zone.

Troopers say Joshua Morgan of the Herkimer County town of Newport was shot around 8:45 a.m. in woods north of Route 5S in Frankfort. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation is continuing. No further details were released.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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