Edward Taibi had travelled 85 miles from his home in Queens to hunt in rural Sullivan County when the tragedy took place.
He had shot and killed a deer from a tree stand - a mini-platform set up for hunting - when he moved and fired again.
The bullet hit 16-month-old Charly Skala, who was outside her grandparents’ nearby trailer park home, in the upper body.
She was flown to Westchester Medical Centre, but medics were unable to save her life.
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Taibi, 45, was arrested and held without bail on a charge of second-degree manslaughter.
He is friend with the owner of one of the nearby properties and had hunted there before, State Police Lieutenant Pierce Gallagher said.
The rifle season for deer opened in the region that includes Sullivan County on Saturday.
Under state law, it is illegal to discharge a firearm or bow within 500ft of any occupied residence or business unless the hunter owns or leases the property, or has the owner’s consent.
Source : Sky.com
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