I know what a tree stand is I'm a hunter, when he got down we don't know what all took place...
Actually we know most of what happened. Search by title on this forum using the words "hunter" "criminal" and "complaint."
You can read for yourself the allegations, most of which are derived from the defendant's statement to police. He freely admits shooting seven of eight UNARMED people, some more than once. He admits changing position, reversing his vest from blaze orange to camo, and asking the first victim "aren't you dead yet?"
There is enough evidence from his own statement to convict him of seven 1st degree murders. The only difference between this psycho's statement and that of one of the survivors (I really do mean the only difference, read the complaint) is whether the first victim shot at the defendant first or returned fire.
Unless the defendant can get the counts severed, a smart, reasonable jury will likely not put too much credibility in the defendant's statement. But then who knows, I'd dismiss the count involving the first victim and just take the other seven to trial...and ask for six consecutive life sentences for this POS.