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Two men were hit by shotgun pellets early Wednesday in an area of the Famagusta district where hunting is permitted. Police arrested a 35-year-old hunter that evening as they investigated how the men came to be in the line of fire.
The two men, both 32, were in the area with a 31-year-old and members of the Game and Fauna Service when the shots were fired around 7 a.m. Police received the report about an hour later and said their initial findings pointed to the 35-year-old hunter as the person who fired.
Both men were taken to Famagusta General Hospital. One had a cut to the head and the other had a superficial wound to his right shoulder.
Investigators collected evidence at the scene and obtained a warrant for the hunter’s arrest. Officers took him into custody for questioning shortly before 8 p.m. The circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation.
