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Dec 1, 2008 3:18 pm US/Pacific

Man Accidentally Kills Brother While Duck Hunting

BUTTE CITY (AP) ― Glenn County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a 44-year-old Lincoln man who was shot by his brother as the two were duck hunting north of Sacramento.

Sam Whittaker died Saturday after he was hit in the back by a shotgun blast from his brother's gun. Frank Whittaker, 55, of Orangevale, said the weapon fired accidentally when he tripped and fell in knee-deep water at Howard Slough, a state-owned wetland.

The case could be sent to the district attorney's office for review if investigators find that negligence was a leading cause, but sheriff's Sgt. Todd James said that was unlikely.

He said Frank Whittaker was an emotional wreck who could not understand how the shooting happened.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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