Posted on 05/28/2009 12:26:12 PM PDT by Chet 99
4 people shot, 1 killed in dispute over dog
03:07 PM EDT on Thursday, May 28, 2009
By NewsChannel 36 Staff
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CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. -- Two sheriff's deputies, an 8-year-old girl and her father are recovering after being shot by a man who was angry over the death of his dog.
The gunfire started late Wednesday night in a community northwest of Lenoir on Grandin Road near N.C. 18.
Residents in the neighborhood say Rolland Younce shot his neighbor Tony Moore and Moore's 8-year-old daughter Ashley.
"It was, from what I understand, over a pit bull dog," one neighbor told NewsChannel 36.
Younce was allegedly angry because Moore had shot and killed his dog. Neighbors say Moore shot the dog because it killed his cat.
Two Caldwell County deputies were shot when they responded to the scene. Younce was killed in an exchange of gunfire with deputies. His body was found a short distance from his home.
Ashley Moore was taken to Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem due to the seriousness of her injuries. Her father was transported to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. The Moore family has asked the hospitals to withhold information on their conditions.
The two deputies -- Marty Robbins and Thomas McManus -- are expected to be OK.
McManus was treated for a gunshot wound to his forearm. He was released from a hospital late Thursday morning.
Robbins remains in stable condition at Carolinas Medical Center. Caldwell County deputies say Robbins was shot in the arm and leg.
The shooting shocked neighbors, but many of the residents told NewsChannel 36 that a battle had been brewing between the two men for some time.
"To me I think it's a little childish," one neighbor said. "The guy should have done something to try to keep the dog in his own yard."
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is in charge of the investigation. Officers say Animal Control removed a dead pit bull from Younce's property. A Chihuahua, which was not harmed, was also taken from the property.
Now, you’ve gone and done it, I will be singing that song for the rest of the day.
Or those folks who will show up and say how can you be so insensitive as to make light of the situation?
Only an idiot would shoot someone over a dog!!!Especially since they did so to protect their pet. My guess is the average IQ went up a couple of points in that neighborhood.
Yes, down in the valley out in the west Texas town of El Paso, and he carries a big iron on his hip.
“To me I think it’s a little childish,” one neighbor said.
That neighbor must have had an interesting childhood. MURDEROUS came to mind as a description of Mr. Younce’s behavior when I read the article. “Childish” was never even in consideration.
Somehow I just have a feeling this particular pit bull owner wasn’t one of those!
Chihuahuas are a public menace...
Every musician should have a day job to support himself/herself between gigs.
would i have one around my family? tough call. would lean towards 'no.' they are very, very strong and there would be little to do besides shoot one if they went nuts.
Yea! And him and the big iron are six feet under!!!
You got something agains’t caps?
Maybe the Chihuahua killed the Pit Bull.
Unfortunately Marty is gone, but the Big Iron and others are still with us.
“...there would be little to do besides shoot one if they went nuts.”
THAT’S WHY I CARRY A GUN WHEN I WALK MINE.
PS - There, I have done my part to re-establish the correct CAPS to lower case ratio on this site.
BUT I KNOW WHERE THE CAPS LOCK KEY IS!
LOL!
Or better yet: lol
Durn good thing they don't weigh over 100 lbs.!
Oh he might have gone on livin’ but he made one fatal slip!
Wow, memory lane!
Amazing that I guessed that from the headline.....
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