(SmyrnaVinings.News) — A 23-year-old man was shot and killed during what Georgia game wardens described as illegal hunting activity in Wheeler County. A Glenwood man faces an involuntary manslaughter charge.
Howard Benjie Hartley, 57, of Glenwood was arrested and charged with felony involuntary manslaughter, hunting deer at night, hunting from a motor vehicle and hunting big game from a public road, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources said in a release.
What happened: The Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office asked game wardens to investigate the shooting near Spring Hill Road at about 3:30 a.m. Sept. 26. The department said its preliminary investigation indicates that five adults were involved in the hunting activity.
What’s next: The department’s Critical Incident Reconstruction Team is leading the investigation. Authorities have not released the victim’s name or further details about the shooting.
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