Michael Griffis is charged with negligent use of a firearm and causing damage of property after he shot a 70-year-old Burlington County man in the leg with birdshot pellets while hunting in Kingwood Township in Hunterdon County, NJDEP Fish & Wildlife Conservation Police said.
The 70-year-old man's dog was also struck by pellets, authorities said. The man who was shot sustained non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
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