Teenager fatally wounded during father-son turkey hunt

A Goshen man fatally shot his 14-year-old son while hunting Sunday after mistaking the teen’s movement in a wooded area for a turkey.Police said the shooting appears to be accidental.David Schmidthuber and his son, Steven Schmidthuber, visited private property with permission to hunt in the 2000 block of Rebel Ridge Road in northeast Oldham County about 6:30 a.m.

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