Preston police-chase man shot himself with crossbow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-28103833 Version 0 of 1. A man shot himself in the head with a crossbow after being involved in a police car chase in the early hours. He had been spotted with the weapon by a police officer in Beacon Fell, Preston at about 02:30 BST. The officer alerted colleagues after the man sped off, before he was stopped by a patrol car on the M55 link road to the M6 at about 03:30 BST. Lancashire Police said the man then "discharged" the crossbow. He is in a stable condition in hospital. The M55/M6 link road was closed until about 07:45 BST, police said. The injured man is being treated at the Royal Preston Hospital. |