Story Last modified at 9:20 a.m. on Thursday, December 24, 2009
Man shoots suspected prowler with arrow
KELSO, Wash. Police said a man used his compound bow to interrupt an apparent break-in at a nearby vacant home, wounding a fleeing man in the buttocks.
Police said the man grabbed his hunting bow and chased a suspected prowler for more than three blocks. When the fleeing man refused to stop, the bowhunter shot him with a broadhead arrow.
A 32-year-old Longview man later sought treatment at St. John Medical Center for an arrow wound to the left buttock. Doctors removed the arrow tip and the man was listed in satisfactory condition Dec. 14.
Kelso Police Capt. Vern Thompson said there were no immediate arrests and the investigation continues. He said charges against both men are possible.
This article published in The Alaska Star on Thursday, December 24, 2009.