A serious WTF moment - from Boulder's Daily Camera:
Dispute over feeding squirrels sparked Boulder County shooting, sheriff says
The altercation in Gunbarrel that left one man shot in the buttocks Thursday and another man facing attempted-murder charges grew out of an argument about the shooting suspect's habit of feeding peanuts to area squirrels, according to Boulder County sheriff's investigators.
Yes, you read that correctly - a bit more:
Neighbors told investigators that Barbour and his wife like to feed shelled peanuts to the local squirrels. But neighbors have objected to this, saying they're worried about children with nut allergies and diseases the squirrels might be carrying.
Barbour said he and his wife put fliers on mailboxes in the area explaining why he fed the squirrels, but Browning took them down.
Barbour and Browning got into an argument over the fliers Thursday while Browning was walking his dog, with each man accusing the other of being "white trash," according to the affidavit.
Barbour told deputies that Browning then hit him in the head, and that he shot Browning while the two were on the ground struggling.
But Browning told investigators that he was walking away from Barbour, and was about 10 feet away, when he was shot.
Browning suffered a single gunshot wound to his buttocks, and was taken to Boulder Community Health for treatment. Barbour also was taken to the hospital to be treated for what deputies described as a "bump" on his head.
Got to love the name of the community - yes there really is a Gunbarrel Colorado.
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