Shot fired in Vidor domestic dispute

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Police arrested a 39-year-old Vidor man who was accused of shooting at his wife Saturday, according to a news release from the Vidor Police Department.

Officers responded to a call of an assault in progress in the 1100 block of North Archie Street.

The caller told dispatch she and her husband were having an argument when he grabbed a gun and fired it at her. The bullet did not strike the woman, who was able to escape the house to a neighbor’s to contact police, the release said.

Officers were able to convince the man to leave the house without further incident.

VPD arrested Aric Lyle Blanchard and transported him to the Orange County Jail on charges of family violence involving a firearm.

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