BY:JARED STRONG– DECEMBER 14, 20215:14 PM

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No criminal charges expected for deer hunter death

The person who shot and killed a fellow deer hunter near Knoxville this month will not be charged with a crime, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Nathan Allen Sharpnack, 37, of Winterset, was shot about 2:45 p.m. on Dec. 4 as he sought to push deer in the direction of fellow hunters who were part of a 20-person group. It was the first day of the state’s shotgun deer season.

The group was hunting in a public area near Lake Red Rock north of Knoxville that is mostly wooded with rolling hills. The person who shot Sharpnack was about 150 yards from him. A shotgun slug struck Sharpnack in the torso.

None of the hunters had consumed alcohol, said Mick Klemesrud, a DNR spokesperson.

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