WEST WINDSOR (AP) — Police say a father has accidentally shot and killed his adult son during a hunting trip in Mercer County.

Tindall Farm in West Windsor following an accidental shootin
Tindall Farm in West Windsor following an accidental shooting (Brian McCarthy, On Scene News)
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WCAU-TV reports that the shooting happened Saturday afternoon in West Windsor at the Tindall Farm on Old Trenton Road across from Mercer County Community College.

Police say the older man mistakenly shot his 45-year-old son in the back of the head. The son later died from his injuries.

West Windsor police and the Mercer County prosecutor's office are investigating.

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