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Hunter Accused Of Shooting, Killing Teen On Western Slope Offered Plea Deal

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (CBS4) - A plea deal has been offered to a Minnesota hunter accused of accidentally shooting and killing a 14-year-old boy on Colorado's Western Slope back in September.

Guy Pohto
Guy Pohto (credit: Mesa County Sheriff's Office)

If Guy Pohto, 59, pleads guilty to manslaughter he could face two to six years in prison.

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Justin Burns, 14, was shot in the chest in September while bow hunting with his father at the Big Creek Reservoir southwest of Grand Junction.

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