Massachusetts State Trooper shoots 66-year-old Norton woman in "hunting accident"

By Marc Larocque
Herald News
Jan. 05, 2012

A Massachusetts State Trooper shot a 66-year-old woman in Norton on New Year’s Eve, mistaking her dogs for deer in an “apparent hunting accident,” according to the town’s police department.

Norton Police spokesperson Lt. Todd Jackson said no violations have been found and no charges will be filed against John Bergeron, 50.

Bergeron, a Norton resident and a Massachusetts State Trooper, was using a black powder rifle to hunt deer when he shot the woman at 4:55 p.m. in the area of 98 Oak St. on Saturday.

[...]State Police spokesperson David Procopio said Bergeron had a valid hunting license, and would not face any disciplinary action at work as a result of the off-duty incident.

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