Friedens man charged with killing half-brother with a crossbow bolt
State police were dispatched Friday night to a Somerset Township residence for a report of a fatal shooting with a crossbow.
Upon arrival, the body of Eric Miller, 39, Friedens, was discovered around 8 p.m., apparently having been struck with a crossbow bolt, according to a release from Somerset County District Attorney Molly Metzgar.
A crossbow bolt is stockier than an arrow and can be fired with greater force.
"After investigation, the shooting occurred when a verbal altercation between Travis Shearer, 32, Friedens, and his half-brother, Miller, turned physical, resulting in Shearer shooting Miller in the chest with a crossbow," she wrote.
She said an investigation into the incident remains active and ongoing.
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Shearer was charged with homicide and placed in the Somerset County Jail Saturday morning, according to officials there.
Homicide is a nonbondable charge in Pennsylvania.
Shearer was arraigned before District Judge Scott Walker of Somerset, who denied bail and tentatively set his preliminary hearing at 9 a.m. June 25.
This article originally appeared on The Daily American: Friedens man charged with killing half-brother with a crossbow bolt
