Argument over bear hunting leads to death

SUMMERVILLE, Pa. - An argument over trespassing yesterday apparently sparked a shoot-out in rural northern Pennsylvania that left a landowner dead and a member of a bear-hunting party with a gunshot wound, police said.

Investigators were trying to sort out the details of the incident near Summerville, but charges are expected, said Trooper Bruce Morris. He said at least four shots were fired. "From what side to who, who shot first - they're going through that process to try to determine it," he said.

Frank N. Shaffer, 63, of Red Lion, was killed after he apparently confronted a group of four or five bear hunters about trespassing or walking across the land he owns with family members, Morris said. Paul H. Plyler, 23, of Summerville, was shot once and taken by a private vehicle to a hospital in nearby Brookville.

Summerville is about 15 miles from Punxsutawney and about 60 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. - AP