(File Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) NEW YORK - A man was fatally shot with a crossbow arrow as he and another man were trying to kill a skunk in upstate New York, police said.James R.
Parker Jr., 58, was struck with an arrow from a crossbow just before 9 p.m. on Friday in the Cortland County town of Taylor.State police say it happened outside of a home on Jipson Hill Road.
When a trooper arrived, Cincinnatus ambulance and MAVAC were already on the scene administering medical aid to Parker.Get breaking news alerts in the free FOX5NY News app | Sign up for FOX 5 email newslettersInvestigators believe Parker and another man were trying to kill the skunk when the other man unintentionally hit Parker with an arrow, police said.The.