Dispute during fishing trip to honor crash victim leads to shots fired, standoff in Martin County

A 48-year-old man was arrested Sunday evening after allegedly firing multiple gunshots during a confrontation at a Boy Scout camp, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.

The confrontation began around 6 p.m. behind Jonathan Dickinson State Park’s Boy Scout Camp located on Country Club Drive and Boy Scout Camp Road.

Investigators said Douglas Bunker, and three men and a woman, jumped a fence from the North Passage development to access a pond inside the camp property. The group had gathered to mourn the loss of Bunker’s nephew, who was killed in a fiery crash, and wanted to fish and drink beer in memory of their loss, according to Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek…

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