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Published: 2012-12-19 15:53:06
Updated: 2012-12-19 15:53:06

Posted: December 19, 2012

Hunter found shot in Lee County

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Sanford, N.C. — A Broadway man was seriously wounded Tuesday evening while hunting in Lee County, authorities said.

Robert Matthew Devitto, 26, was found by friends shortly after 8 p.m. after he failed to return home after going out alone on a duck hunting trip. They found him on North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission game lands on Lower River Road near Gunter Road, authorities said.

Devitto was airlifted to WakeMed in Raleigh, where he was listed in critical condition Wednesday.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting, and authorities said they haven't determined if it was an accident or if he was wounded in a confrontation with another hunter. Anyone with information is asked to call investigators at 919-775-5531 of leave an anonymous tip at 919-718-4577.

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@jscott13, You may find this hard to believe but when you step out of your house every day you risk your life! The world is full of hazards that could take your life. The problem with today's society is not the guns, more so the population and there rapidly decreasing effort to teach their children respect and the value of life!!!!!!!!!!
wbh3569
December 20, 2012 3:11 p.m.
When you hunt you risk your life. When you own a gun you risk your life. Piers Morgan was right to call the man defending owners of guns on his show "stupid". Loved it!!!
jscott13
December 20, 2012 11:25 a.m.
One of those terrible assault rifles must have attacked him. Gotta keep them on a leash people!
a420a240
December 20, 2012 11:15 a.m.
It's not a sport, much less a challenge. I grew up hunting in Randolph County with bow & rifle in the years where we could all wear cammo and not worry about orange blaze. Still, hitting a buck from 150 yrs with a modern rifle and scope is pretty much a joke, kids do it everyday.

So no, hunting isn't a sport.
Common_Sensey
December 20, 2012 11:14 a.m.
Hunting today with modern weapons is a joke. It's not even much of a sport. Common_Sensey

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You ALMOST took Sanford's title......almost
Nauti-dog
December 20, 2012 10:58 a.m.
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