Washington man fatally shot while trying to help deer cross the road

A Washington man was fatally shot while trying to help deer cross the road, authorities said.

Daniel Spaeth, 37, was attempting to slow traffic near his home to help the animals when he was shot on Sept. 7, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.

His wife, Allissa Beckman-Spaeth, told authorities that she and her husband were in their driveway slowing northbound and southbound traffic. She had her back turned to Spaeth when she heard a "pop," court documents state.

When she turned around, she saw her husband in the roadway with a gunshot wound. Spaeth had been shot in his chest.

Deputies responded to the home located about 40 minutes north of Seattle around 7:45 p.m. and found the man dead.

The sheriff's office inspected surveillance video from nearby businesses and determined that the driver of a light-colored Lexus sedan was involved in the shooting.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/washington-man-fatally-shot-trying-help-deer-cross-road-rcna105281

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