BELTRAMI COUNTY, MN : 28-year-old Bemidji man killed in hunting accident on Monday, 30th November, 2020

A Bemidji man is dead after he was shot while deer hunting last week in Beltrami County, according to a news release from Sheriff Ernie Beitel.

Officials identified him as Lukas R. Dudley, 28. At approximately 7:16 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, the Sheriff's Office received a report from the FBI and Red Lake Tribal Police that they were investigating a hunting-related fatality that occurred on or near the Red Lake Nation boundary near Puposky, the release said. Puposky is about 15 miles north of Bemidji.

Dudley was deer hunting when he was shot by another hunter, who was identified as Rain Stately, 33, of Redby. Stately and Dudley were not hunting together, the release said.

Near dusk, Stately said that he noticed movement of what he thought was a deer and fired one round from his rifle. When he discovered Dudley, he immediately called 911 and has been cooperating with the investigation. Dudley was not wearing typical blaze orange or other high-visibility clothing, the release said.

Dudley was transported to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy, and the investigation is ongoing.

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