DA: Hunting accident may be to blame for fatal shooting of teen at Nockamixon State Park
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DA: Hunting accident may be to blame for fatal shooting of teen at Nockamixon State Park
Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub joins Good Day Philadelphia to give more details on the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old at Nockamixon State Park last October.
PHILADELPHIA - An unfortunate hunting accident may be to blame for the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old at Nockamixon State Park last October, according to Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub.
Joining Good Day Philadelphia on Thursday, Weintraub described the shooting as the deadly intersection of people enjoying different recreational activities in the 5,000-acre park.
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A man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a Bucks County, Pennsylvania teenager at Nockamixon State Park.
On Wednesday, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub announced that Kenneth Troy Heller, 52, of Warminster, has been charged with criminal homicide and other related charges in connection with the shooting.
According to authorities, the shooting happened around 5:15 p.m. on October 24 near the Old Ridge Road entrance to the park in Quakertown. Jason Kutt was watching the sunset at Lake Nockamixon when he was fatally shot.
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A photo of Jason Kutt provided by the Bucks County District Attorney s Office is inset against a file photo of Lake Nockamixon.Courtesy/Saed Hindash file photos | For lehighvalleylive.com
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Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub on Wednesday announced the arrest of Kenneth Troy Heller in the homicide Oct. 24 of Jason Kutt.
Heller was ordered held without the possibility of bail. He is charged with homicide but has agreed to a plea deal that would reduce that crime from a first-degree felony to involuntary manslaughter, a misdemeanor, Weintraub said.
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BEDMINSTER, Pa. (AP) - A hunter who fatally shot a man he apparently mistook for an animal at a state park has been charged with homicide and weapons counts, authorities said.
Kenneth Troy Heller, 52, of Warminster, made his initial court appearance Wednesday and was jailed after the judge denied him bail. It wasn’t known if he’s retained an attorney.
The shooting occurred Oct. 24 in Nockamixon State Park, which straddles the towns of Bedminster and Haycock.
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