A 54-year-old man died after being shot in a rural area near Sweet Home on Saturday, Oct. 10, and Linn County investigators are asking the public for information about the shooting. Deputies were dispatched to the 2400 block of Springer Road at about 5:48 p.m. after a 911 call reported a shooting. They found Robert Alan Church with a gunshot wound and attempted life-saving measures with paramedics, but he died at the scene, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office said. Investigators believe a hunter on Springer Road fired the bullet that struck Church. Sheriff Michelle Duncan said the hunter partially dressed a deer in the area, then left with the animal before deputies arrived. Authorities have not said whether the hunter knew someone had been shot or whether the person has been identified or located. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information or surveillance footage from the area on the evening of Oct. 10 is asked to contact Detective Derek Klein at 541-967-3950.