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Nation IN BRIEF : MASSACHUSETTS : Motorist Killed by Crossbow, Police Say

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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

One driver shot and killed another with a crossbow after the two cut each other off in traffic, state police said. Donald Graham, 54, of Woonsocket, R.I., was arrested at home and charged with murder. His wife, Sandra Graham, 51, who was a passenger, was arrested and charged as an accessory, prosecutor John Letourneau said. The victim was identified as Michael Blodgett, 42, of Attleboro. The drivers had been cutting each other off and flashing their headlights as they drove down Interstate 95, Trooper Dermot Moriarty said. When the drivers pulled over, both left their cars. Police said Graham took a crossbow from his trunk and shot a crossbow bolt into Blodgett’s chest.

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