NJ Pet Store Owner Shot with Crossbow After Recent Parrot Theft

A New Jersey pet store owner was shot in the face with a crossbow in an attempted homicide incident at Birds by Joe 2 in Saddle Brook, just weeks after a $7,000 parrot was stolen from the shop. The victim, identified as Katarina Rukavishnikova, was attacked by a regular customer who fled the scene immediately after the shooting. She was hospitalized but has since been released and is recovering. Authorities have confirmed that the shooting is unrelated to the earlier theft of the parrot, which was recovered later. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing, with local police and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office involved. No suspects have been identified yet, and police are seeking more information regarding the incident.