Crime

An 80-year-old man was arguing with his son when he fired a shotgun at him, police say

An 80-year-old man was arrested in Visalia after he fired a shotgun at his son Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Officers arrived to a home on the 2800 block of West Victor Avenue at 3:23 p.m. where they found two men struggling over a shotgun.

Police said Aaron Dale Sweeney and his son were having an argument when Sweeney reached for a shotgun and fired one round at his son.

Sweeney’s son was not hit and no one was injured.

Sweeney will be booked into the Tulare County Pre-Trial Facility on suspicion of attempted murder.

Chueyee Yang: 559-441-6447, @chueyee15

This story was originally published August 23, 2017 at 8:54 PM with the headline "An 80-year-old man was arguing with his son when he fired a shotgun at him, police say."

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