Fulton County, IN) - A North Judson man was killed in a hunting accident over the weekend.

According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, it happened Saturday night in Fulton County.  The early results of the investigation indicate several individuals were raccoon hunting when one hunter fired a shot at a raccoon climbing a tree, DNR said.

According to DNR, it appears the fired round ricocheted off the tree, striking Andrew Boots, who was nearby, in the abdomen.  Boots, 31, was transported to Memorial Hospital in South Bend where he later succumbed to his injuries.

DNR said the case remains under investigation.