CORTLAND COUNTY, N.Y. — A New York man died Friday after he was shot with a crossbow while hunting skunks, investigators said.
New York State Police said James R. Parker Jr. was shot by another man while the two were trying to kill a skunk outside of a home, WSYR reported.
Medics were already rendering aid when officers arrived, WSYR reported.
Investigators said Parker, 58, was accidentally hit around 9 p.m. when the other man, who has not been identified, tried to shoot an arrow at the skunk, WRGB reported. The shooter called 911.