Local News in Brief : Stanton : Man Shot; Bloodhound Used to Find Suspect
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A 46-year-old Anaheim man was shot once in the head early Sunday after a bar argument, and the fleeing gunman was arrested 30 minutes later by Orange County sheriff’s deputies using a bloodhound, authorities said.
Rex Slinkard Jr., 46, was listed in guarded condition Sunday at the Los Alamitos Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the head, Sheriff’s Department Lt. Bob Nesmith said. A hospital spokesman declined to provide further information on the wounded man’s condition.
Charles Robert Shadowen, 33, of Garden Grove was being held at Orange County Jail on suspicion of attempted murder in lieu of $250,000 bail, Nesmith said.
According to Nesmith, Shadowen and Slinkard had an argument inside the Sea Horse Bar in the 8000 block of Orangewood Avenue at about 1:15 a.m. The pair continued arguing outside in the parking lot when, witnesses said, Shadowen pulled a handgun and shot Slinkard, Nesmith said.
Shadowen ran away, but a reserve deputy sheriff arriving at the scene with his bloodhound and went after him, Nesmith said.
The dog followed Shadowen’s path to a critical piece of evidence, Nesmith said, declining to reveal what the animal found. The evidence led sheriff’s deputies to Shadowen, the lieutenant said.
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