MN - Boy killed in hunting accident

A 14-year-old boy from Buffalo died in a hunting accident in Aitkin County, authorities said Sunday.

Brandon Mitchell Lanie was hunting with a group north of Mille Lacs Lake. It was around sunset Saturday night when he was shot in the head by another hunter, the Sheriff said. He died at the scene.

Sheriff Scott Turner said it's believed Lanie was mistaken for a deer.

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