A hunter thought a woman was a deer and fired at her in western New York state, US. The victim died in a tragic accident.
Rosemary Billquist, 43, was taking her two dogs for a walk near her home on 22 November in the town of Sherman when she was shot.
The hunter, neighbor Thomas Jadlowski, rushed to Billquist when he heard her scream. He called the police immediately and applied pressure to Billquist's wound while waiting for emergency rescuers, but she died of her injuries.
Thomas Jadlowski (Photo via Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office)
Billquist's husband said, “They tried saving her. It was just too bad. It’s horrific. It will be with me the rest of my life.” He posted a tribute to her wife on Facebook.
“I know she’s touched so many lives with her kindness,” he wrote, urging others to savor Thanksgiving with their families and “enjoy those moments” because “they are precious.”
Rosemary Billquist and her husband (Photo via Facebook)
The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office said that Jadlowski reported the shooting 40 minutes after sunset and noted that it’s against state law to hunt deer after the sun has gone down. The law enforcement was still investigating the incident.