Police Arrest Man Who Allegedly Shot Wife With Crossbow

Paul Kuzan, 40, is charged with murder and possessing an instrument of crime.

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Courtesy Philadelphia Police Department

Police have arrested the man who allegedly shot his wife with a crossbow Sunday night in the Torresdale neighborhood of Philadelphia.

Paul Kuzan, 40, was arrested yesterday, according to police. He is charged with murder and possessing an instrument of crime.

Authorities found Kuzan’s wife, 42-year-old Pamela Nightlinger, shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday outside her home on the 3100 block of Willits Road suffering from a crossbow-inflicted wound to her chest. Nightlinger and a witness reported that Kuzan shot her with the crossbow inside the home.

Nightlinger was transported to Aria-Torresdale Hospital, where she was pronounced dead around 10:30 p.m.

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