Two men are recovering after shooting each other in Wood River, Illinois, early Tuesday morning after police said a father took matters into his own hands.
According to the Wood River Police Department, the shooting happened off North 6th Street, right by Lewis and Clark Junior High School.
A woman showed up at her parents’ home around 2:30 a.m. She had been severely beaten.
Police report that the woman’s father tracked down the man accused of harming his daughter and shot him in the middle of the street.
Both men suffered gunshot wounds, according to police. Both men were taken to a local hospital; one by ambulance, the other via helicopter.