Last year, two people were shot and killed in Michigan while deer hunting. One of the victims, Justin Beutel, was hunting on family property near Torch Lake.

It was Nov. 15, opening day of firearm deer hunting season, when another hunter shot Beutel from about 50 yards away. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources investigated the case.

“We would classify it as an accident at this point,” says Lt. Jim Gorno, a DNR conservation officer.

That’s pretty much all the DNR would say about it. But there was more to it, which became apparent when the shooter was charged with involuntary manslaughter, felony firearm and…