Duane Chapman just dodged a bullet. Literally.

The star of A&E’s Dog The Bounty Hunter was shot at while trying to apprehend a man wanted for second degree murder in Colorado Springs on Tuesday.

Doug and bail bondsman Bobby Brown were armed with paintball guns while trying to capture Hoang Nguyen, 35. Nguyen was later apprehended at a local Toys R Us.

No one was injured.

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Dog The Bounty Hunter will return to the air on A&E this summer, the network said in a statement late Wednesday. The move comes several months after the hit series was pulled when reality star Duane “Dog” Chapman repeatedly used the racial slur “nigger” in a secretly record profanity-laced tirade that was later sold to The National Enquirer-by Chapman’s own son.

“It’s not about ratings,” A&E spokesman Michael Feeney said. “We know his heart. We know him and know he’s not a racist.”

Dog claims that he has received counseling:

“There was one perfect person, and they called him Jesus Christ,” the professional bounty hunter said. “You have to … realize that everyone is human, and you can err.”

Filming has already begun on the fifth season, A&E execs report. Viewers can catch reruns of the show beginning June 25th. New episodes of Dog The Bounty Hunter including ones from the fourth season that have not previously aired, airing later this year.

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