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FRANKLIN — Pennsylvania State Police investigators said a Venango County man admitted to fatally shooting another man as the two argued over hunting on Saturday night.

The accused shooter, 52-year-old David C. Heathcote, of Emlenton, was in the Venango County Prison without bond Monday following his arraignment Sunday morning on one count of criminal homicide.

State police in Franklin accuse Heathcote of fatally shooting Robert C. Wingard during a confrontation in the 700 block of Big Bend Road in Scrubgrass Township, near Emlenton, shortly after 8 p.m. on Saturday.

Venango County Coroner Christina Rugh said Monday that Wingard was 52 and lived in Parker, in Armstrong County

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According to state police, Heathcote called state police in Franklin and stated he had shot Wingard in a vehicle at Heathcote’s residence. Investigators…