BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A man who allegedly killed a Battle Creek woman with a crossbow Sunday has been charged with open murder.
59-year-old Joel Wagner was arraigned on Tuesday, April 4 and charged with the murder of 44-year-old Kori-Lee Moser according to authorities.
Battle Creek police were called to a home in the 700 block of Capital Avenue Northeast after reports that a woman had been shot with a crossbow. Moser was found injured by police and taken to Bronson Battle Creek Hospital where she died from her injuries.
Police arrested and jailed Wagner for allegedly shooting Moser with the crossbow.
They also confirmed that both Wagner and Moser were living at the home together and had been in a domestic relationship for several years.
They say also that narcotics are suspected to have been involved, but that confirmation was pending forensic testing.
He is due back in court for a preliminary examination in late April.
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