SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) - Police say a man in Virginia shot his boyfriend and then claimed to police that he was aiming at a bear in the Great Dismal Swamp.
The Virginian-Pilot reported Wednesday that the boyfriend survived. The man who police say fired the gun faces a count of assault with intent to commit murder.
Authorities said 26-year-old Maurice Devonte Lee and the victim were in an on-again-off-again relationship and that Lee was sometimes abusive. The boyfriend was visiting from Pennsylvania when Lee suggested they have a picnic at the swamp, with is a federal wildlife refuge.
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Court documents said the victim asked Lee if they could leave. Authorities said Lee then shot the man and flatly said, “there was a bear.”
Lee’s attorney, Assistant U.S. Public Defender Keith Kimball, declined to comment.
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Information from: The Virginian-Pilot, http://pilotonline.com
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