SHELTON — A hunter accused of killing a man picking floral greens in the woods near Shelton has been charged with manslaughter.
The charge filed Friday in Mason County Superior Court says 39-year-old Gerald Wayne Aldrich caused the Sept. 29 death through criminal negligence.http://ptedit.sx.atl.publicus.com/apps/pbcsedit.dll/red#
He faces about five years in prison if convicted.
Aldrich said he thought he was shooting at a bear and had missed. His bullet killed Carlos Pablo Carrillo, sheriff’s deputies said.
Carrillo, a 24-year-old Shelton man, was gathering salal, which is used by florists.
