Colorado woman shoots crossbow at neighbor during strange feud
A dispute between neighbors in Longmont allegedly ended in one neighbor firing off a deadly weapon.
The incident started early Friday morning at 1:30 a.m. One neighbor reportedly started banging on the other neighbor’s door shouting about wanting her son back and calling out for a person named “Russell,” according to a report from 9News.
The victim reportedly told police that her neighbor returned to her door for a second time at about 3:00 a.m. When she opened the door, the suspect stuck a black crossbow through the door and fired an arrow at her. The arrow grazed the victim and flew down the hallway of the apartment, according to a report from the NY Daily News.
The suspect, identified as Katherine Cherry, 60, of Longmont, was arrested on charges of first-degree assault and menacing.
The average draw strength of a crossbow is between 75 to 150 lbs, which is strong enough to penetrate the skin of a deer within about 250 feet.
The victim said she “felt in fear of her life when she saw the crossbow” and opened the door with a hammer in her hand “because she thought Cherry was crazy,” according to a report from 9News.




