Published: August 12, 2006 12:19 am            

Man shot in late-night altercation

A local man remains hospitalized after he was shot once in the arm and once in the chest. The shooting occurred Wednesday about 1:30 a.m. after he allegedly forced his way into his estranged wife’s house on Meehan-Savoy Road.

Maj. Ward Calhoun of the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department said the wounded man had called the woman to say he was on the way to her home. In the meantime, she called 911. When the estranged husband arrived, he allegedly forced his way in and was shot twice by a man who was visiting in the home.

Calhoun said the wounded man is in stable condition and no charges have been filed against the shooter. He said the case is expected to be presented to the next Lauderdale County grand jury.

        

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