Investigating hunting related shooting incidents is a science that I teach at the International Hunter Education Association Hunting Incident Academy. Properly trained investigators can determine what happened and actually recreate the incident based on real facts and physical evidence. The police officers that responded are probably very capable and well trained in many specialties, but Hunting incident a investigations is not one of them. Specially trained investigators investigate airplane crashes or other specialized incidents but, unfortunately too many hunting related shootings are never fully and properly investigated by experts in that field.
When an incident is not thoroughly investigated questions will linger, the hunting community and the victim's family will not find peace and justice.
Based on the information it is possible that one round was fired, but who is at fault, where was the shooter standing, what could he see, what other evidence is available?????