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Sheriff probesnee«♦thsPutnam shootingEPutnam County Sheriffs nDepartment is continuing rlt;investigation of a shooting c5 which took place this week. u^ The Sheriffs department was called to the home of Allen nLambert, Rt. 2, Fort Jennings.j The Sheriff said he had p received a call from Roger Ruen csaying that Richard Stokes of jRt. 2, Fort Jennings had been eaccidentally shot.Ruen said the two men, naccompanied by Tom dTrenkamp had gone coon Shunting. They said Trenkamp bbowling while slt;they continued to hunt. alt;i Ruen said he went to sleep bin the car. Whendepartment, the $a lying on the lawn. Stokes hadbeen shot through the chestwith a 22 caliber rifle.Ruen then broke into thehouse to get to a telephone, thesheriffs department said andcalled them.mishap were unable to questioncar was parked at the Allen cLambert farm on Road 23M, Pnear Fort Jennings. tlHe said he found Stokes (Itlavlt;Cif;Stokes was admitted to St. Rita’s Hospital where he was in {, intensive care for several days. Officers i n vest iea tine theod
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Delphos Herald
Delphos, Ohio, US
Fri, Dec 19, 1969
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