Two People Injured in Hunting-Related Shootings

In Hamlin, Maine, 31-year-old Amber Oaks was injured by the discharge of a shotgun handled by another member of a six person bird hunting party, 30-year-old Danielle Fernald. Fernald was driving a side-by-side with Oaks as a passenger. When she tried to remove her 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun from the vehicle, the butt hit against the roll cage causing her hand to hit the trigger that sent a round of birdshot into Oak’s left knee. Oaks was taken to the hospital for surgery, Fernald was charged with shooting from a motor vehicle.

And in Fairfield, Virginia, a 16-year-old boy is in stable condition at the hospital after being shot by a hunter through a window of his home. Several police departments tracked down Malcom Matthew Vest, age 26, who was hunting in the area. He has been charged with felony reckless handling of a firearm.

Sources:

“Brewer Woman Struck by Birdshot While Hunting in Aroostook County,” newscentermaine.com (October 12, 2025).

Pat Thomas, “Teen Allegedly Shot by Hunter Through Window of Home,” wdbj7.com (October 13, 2025).