Elderly man shoots caretaker

An elderly man was arrested after allegedly shooting his caretaker at a residence near Novato on Wednesday morning, the Marin County Sheriff’s Office said.

Sheriff’s deputies responded around 8:30 a.m. to the shooting in the 800 block of Atherton Avenue in unincorporated Marin County, Sgt. Brenton Schneider said.

The caretaker was able to grab a gun from the elderly man and a witness took the caretaker to a hospital, Schneider said.

The victim is in stable condition and the elderly man was taken into custody at the residence, Schneider said. His name has not been released.

Last modified March 11, 2020 12:59 pm

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