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SOUTHPORT - Flatulence is blamed for a Sunday night shooting at a Southport business.
William Hoover, 32, pulled out a semi-automatic rifle at Wheeler's Beverage Barn and shot at three people who teased him about passing gas, a Chemung County sheriff's investigator said.
The incident began inside the store after 6 p.m., where Hoover got into an argument with the three people who teased him about his flatulence, deputies said.
When the argument moved outside and turned physical, Hoover ran to his car, pulled out a semi-automatic rifle, and shot at the three people, deputies said.
Nobody was hurt, and Hoover, of Mansfield, Pennsylvania, was arrested Monday and charged with attempted assault.
Employees at Wheeler's Beverage Store would not comment on the incident, and the victims asked not to be identified due to fears of retaliation.
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SOUTHPORT - Flatulence is blamed for a Sunday night shooting at a Southport business.
William Hoover, 32, pulled out a semi-automatic rifle at Wheeler's Beverage Barn and shot at three people who teased him about passing gas, a Chemung County sheriff's investigator said.
The incident began inside the store after 6 p.m., where Hoover got into an argument with the three people who teased him about his flatulence, deputies said.
When the argument moved outside and turned physical, Hoover ran to his car, pulled out a semi-automatic rifle, and shot at the three people, deputies said.
Nobody was hurt, and Hoover, of Mansfield, Pennsylvania, was arrested Monday and charged with attempted assault.
Employees at Wheeler's Beverage Store would not comment on the incident, and the victims asked not to be identified due to fears of retaliation.
video on the website.
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