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A disturbance between two stepbrothers escalated and turned into one of them shooting the other with a crossbow in east Harris County, authorities said. Wednesday night's scene is developing in the Crosby area at the 20700 block of Live Oak. According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the two adult stepbrothers were involved in some kind of disturbance when one shot the other with a crossbow. The wounded man was taken to the hospital via Life Flight and is said to be critical. The brother accused of firing the crossbow was detained. An investigation is underway.

R.I.P., Rick Grimes? Andrew Lincoln is set to exit the AMC hit drama The Walking Dead during the upcoming Season 9, according to a report from Collider. Lincoln, who stars as Rick on the hit zombie thriller, will reportedly only appear in a half-dozen episodes in Season 9 before leaving the show for good. To compensate for the loss of its primary star, AMC is reportedly preparing to offer Lincoln’s co-star Norman Reedus (Daryl) “substantial compensation” to stay with the show and assume the lead role. (AMC declined to comment when TVLine reached out for confirmation.) The Walking Dead is...