Man charged after 19-year-old shot with bow and arrow in Wollongong
A man has been charged after allegedly shooting a 19-year-old in the chest with a compound bow in Wollongong.
Police were alerted to the alleged attack when the teen showed up at Wollongong Hospital with an arrow wound to his chest yesterday.
A 22-year-old was arrested in the roof of a Coniston house after he fled when officers turned up at a nearby unit, police said.
A man has been charged after allegedly shooting a 19-year-old with a compound bow in Wollongong. Getty
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He was taken to Wollongong Police Station and charge with reckless wounding and possess prohibited drug.
He was refused bail and will appear in Wollongong Local Court later today.
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