20-Year-Old Man Killed In Upstate Hunting Accident

FRANKFORT, NY – A 20-year-old man was killed in a hunting accident in upstate New York Sunday morning, State Police said.

Joshua R. Morgan, 20, was a part of a hunting party located in a wooded area north of State Route 5s in the town of Frankfort when he was reportedly accidentally shot by another member of his hunting party.

Morgan, of Newport, was pronounced dead at the scene.

New York State Police were assisted at the scene by New York State Environmental Police, the Town of Frankfort Police Department and the Town of Frankfort Fire Department.

The investigation is continuing.