Man dies after being shot at home by hunter in rural Linn Co., deputies say

LINN COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) – A man is dead after being shot by a hunter near Sweet Home on Saturday evening, according to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.

Shortly before 6 p.m., deputies were sent to a home on Springer Road after a person called 911 to report a shooting. They found 54-year-old Robert Alan Church of Sweet Home suffering from a gunshot wound. Despite life-saving efforts, he died at the scene.

According to LCSO, investigators determined that Church had been hit by a bullet fired by a hunter on Springer Road…

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