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Woman shot in head with crossbow

A 72-year-old woman was shot in the head with a crossbow, and investigators with the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office believe a relative did it.

Maj. Royce Toney said investigators were called to St. Francis Medical Center emergency room Saturday morning after a doctor there believed the woman's wound to her forehead looked suspicious.

Toney said the investigation took them to the woman's home on Evergreen Street in the Bawcomville community of West Monroe. They found a three-blade broadhead hunting arrow and a crossbow they think was used in the crime.

Toney said the woman was asleep in her bed when she was shot. The arrow glanced off her head, through the pillow, the mattress and box springs, ripping off a portion of the nightstand, where it finally stopped.

The suspect and relative will be charged with attempted second-degree murder, Toney said.

The arrow and crossbow were recovered, and investigators are waiting on forensics results, Toney said.

Thanks to thenewsstar.com and reporter Sharryn Harvey for this scoop.
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