Kinks’ Ray Davies shot pursuing thief

Kinks singer Ray Davies was shot but not seriously injured Sunday in New Orleans by a man who allegedly stole his female companion’s purse, BBC News has reported.

Davies, 59, was visiting the city’s French Quarter when two men walked up to him and his companion and grabbed her purse. When Davies ran after them, one turned and shot him in the leg, police said. One man was arrested and police were searching for the other as of Monday.

Davies was taken to Medical Center of Louisiana and was said to be in good spirits.

Randy Lewis