A 13-year-old Michigan boy who used a slingshot to save his 8-year-old sister from an attempted kidnapping said he was “freaking out” and simply reached for something that could stop the attack.
from an attempted kidnapping said he was “freaking out” and simply reached for something that could stop the attack.
"So I grab my slingshot and open the window and I grab two things — a marble and a gravel rock or something,” Owen Burns toldPolice said Owen struck the 17-year-old assailant in the head and chest, and his sister was able to get away.Get a weekly recap of the latest San Francisco Bay Area housing news.
The attempted kidnapping occurred on May 10 outside the family's home in Alpena Township. Owen's sister was outside looking for mushrooms.Owen heard a scream while playing video games but figured his sister was just"messing around” with friends. A second scream alarmed him.
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