Sharon Police Department detectives launched a death investigation after a man died from a crossbow wound early Thursday morning.
Patrol officers dispatched to the 200 block of South Myers Avenue around 1:00 a.m. found 24-year-old Billy E. Colwell critically injured.
Emergency responders transported Colwell to a regional hospital, where medical staff pronounced him dead a short time later.
Sharon Police Chief Edward Stabile released a statement assuring local residents that the department sees no active threat to the surrounding neighborhood.
Detectives have not yet disclosed whether the crossbow was fired inside a home or outside along South Myers Avenue.
Investigators are currently working to determine the distance from which the arrow was shot and whether the incident was accidental or intentional.
Mercer County Coroner John Libonati and county prosecutors are assisting city police as forensic teams analyze physical evidence from the scene.
Authorities have not named any suspects or filed criminal charges as officers continue interviewing potential witnesses.
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