Jogger Shot By Deer Hunter On Cape Cod

BARNSTABLE, Mass. — Police on Cape Cod say a deer hunter has been arrested after mistakenly shooting a jogger in the woods.

The 39-year-old jogger was seen staggering out of the woods near Barnstable Municipal Airport shortly before 5 p.m. on Monday. He was taken to Cape Cod Hospital, where he was reported in stable condition with pellet wounds.

Police say the hunter is a 47-year-old man from Cape Cod. He is expected to be arraigned in Barnstable District Court on Tuesday on several charges, including unlawful possession of a firearm and careless or negligent use of a weapon.

The man who was shot had been jogging with his dog. The dog was not injured.