- California authorities are searching for an archer who shot arrows into a homeless encampment and struck two men in the abdomen.
- Both men are in stable condition, though one underwent surgery.
- Authorities said the victims were familiar with the suspect but don’t know his name.
- Homelessness in California has surged in recent years and often sparked backlash from residents – sometimes in the form of violence.
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Police are searching for an archer who shot arrows at a homeless encampment in the San Francisco Bay Area, striking two men in the abdomen.
The East Bay Regional Park District police said Saturday the victims were hit by arrows around midnight in Richmond, a working-class suburb east of San Francisco. Police say the attacker was someone the victims knew.
Sgt. Gretchen Rose said the victims were staying at the encampment along the San Francisco Bay Trail but their attacker did not live there. She said one victim was additionally hit in the leg.
Both men were taken to the hospital, where one underwent surgery. They were listed in stable condition.
Rose said the victims were familiar with the suspect, but don't know his name.
Homelessness in California has surged in recent years and often sparked backlash from residents - sometimes in the form of violence.
In August, two men were arrested on suspicion of firebombing a homeless encampment in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles. The blaze took some 300 firefighters and water-dropping helicopters to put out, and prompted the evacuation of 100 homes.
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