- On Sept. 9, a deputy responded to Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston regarding a report of a man who had possibly been shot by an arrow. The officer made contact with the victim, a 30-year-old Mountain Grove man. During investigation, the man’s fiancée said she had received a call from the man’s friend indicating he had accidentally shot him in the face with a bow and arrow when the man stepped in front of him while he was shooting. The woman said the incident had occurred in Mountain Grove. Mountain Grove police advised that they were investigating a bow and arrow shooting and they suspected the man in the hospital was the victim. The deputy provided Mountain Grove information.
- On Sept. 20, a deputy responded to a Highway C residence at Licking regarding a report of a dog being shot. A 22-year-old woman there told the officer her 68-year-old grandfather had shot and killed one of her dogs after it allegedly chased cows. The suspect is a convicted felon and should not have been in possession of a gun. A probable cause statement was sent to the county prosecutor.
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