US Teen Saves 8-Year-Old Sister From Being Kidnapped Using Slingshot
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The perpetrator was a 17-year-old male who now faces attempted kidnapping and other charges. Police said he had visible wounds from being hit in the head and chest.
A teenager in Michigan saved his little sister from a suspected kidnapping by using a slingshot to fight off the attacker. The incident took place on May 10, as per Sky News, in the Alpena Township. The boy named Owen Burns took aim from a window when she heard screams of her eight-year-old sister. The 13-year-old thought she was "messing around" with friends, but rushed to help her after hearing the scream for the second time, the outlet further said.
"So I looked out the window and saw her being abducted by a person and I'm like freaking out," Sky News quoted Owen as saying.
"I grab my slingshot and open the window and I grab two things - a marble and a gravel rock or something," he added.
The police said Owen's quick thinking gave his sister a chance to get away.
