Authorities applauded the actions of a 13-year-old Michigan boy, who shot a would-be kidnapper with a slingshot.

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Authorities applauded the actions of a 13-year-old Michigan boy, who shot a would-be kidnapper with a slingshot.

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A 13-year-old Michigan boy is being credited with saving his sister’s life after he fended off a would-be kidnapper by taking pictures him with a slingshot.

According to a information launch from the state police, an 8-year-old lady in Alpena Township in Northern Michigan was attempting to find mushrooms in her yard earlier this month when a 17-year-old boy appeared from the woods close by.

The boy coated the lady’s mouth and tried to kidnap her. The lady’s 13-year-old brother witnessed the assault and ran over. That’s when he shot the would-be kidnapper with a slingshot, hitting him within the head and chest and inflicting him to flee.

Michigan State Police First Lieutenant John Grimshaw known as the boy’s actions “extraordinary” and stated he seemingly prevented his sister from being harmed additional in the course of the May 10 incident.

“He really is the one that I believe saved his sister’s either life or from something seriously bad happening to her,” Grimshaw stated at a news conference.

Police later discovered the suspect hiding at a close-by gasoline station affected by accidents in step with being hit by a slingshot.

“What [the 13-year-old boy] did also helped us to identify who the suspect was, because obviously he had injuries from getting hit with a slingshot, and those were things that helped us evidentiary-wise to identify who it was, so that was very valuable too,” Grimshaw added.

Authorities charged the 17-year-old with one rely of tried kidnapping/youngster enticement, one rely of tried assault to do nice bodily hurt lower than homicide, and one rely of assault and battery.