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Sheriff Investigating Shotgun Shooting

A Hayden man was in critical condition at the Kootenai Medical Center Saturday night after undergoing emergency surgery for a shotgun wound in the back.

Michael David Gunderson, 33, was visiting a friend in the mountains near Wolf Lodge, Idaho, on Saturday when he was shot in the lower back, according to sheriff’s deputy Jerry Wiedenhoff.

The friend lives in a cabin near Alder Creek and does not have a phone, Wiedenhoff said.

The sheriff is investigating the incident as “intentional,” Wiedenhoff said. The shooting was not related to hunting activities.

Gunderson was transported from the area at 11:15 a.m. Saturday. The sheriff became involved after receiving a call from the Kootenai Medical Center.

, DataTimes