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Melee with bow and arrow, gun and a bat ends with two men shot, Texas cops say

Houston police responded to a gun, bat and bow-and-arrow fight on April 8.
Houston police responded to a gun, bat and bow-and-arrow fight on April 8. Screengrab from Houston Police X account.

A brawl between two groups ended with two men shot after combatants brought a gun, a bat, and a bow and arrow into the mix, media outlets reported.

The incident started at 9 p.m. April 8 in northwest Houston, according to KHOU.

At first, the fight was just an argument between two groups of men, Houston police told KTRK. Then it escalated to a physical fight, according to KPRC, and the array of weapons came out.

KTRK reported the archer tried to shoot the gunman, who then fired.

The fight ended with two men shot, including the man with the bow and arrow, according to KPRC. The outlet reported both men were taken to a hospital.

Houston police said both are in stable condition.

KHOU reported police are still looking for the shooter. According to KPRC, he has been identified, although he has not been found.

No one was treated for arrow wounds, the outlets said.

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Rhiannon Saegert
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Rhiannon Saegert is a McClatchy Real-Time reporter covering the midwest from Southern Nevada. She’s an alumna of The University of North Texas, and has written for local newspapers like Waco Tribune-Herald and the Las Vegas Sun as well as Eater and other online publications.
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