Fight Over Barking Dogs Ends in Gunshot Wound
YAVAPAI COUNTY, Ariz. — A dispute over barking dogs took a dangerous turn on Aug. 18 in Seligman, leaving a 67-year-old man injured and a 48-year-old man in custody.
According to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred off Old Highway 66. The altercation began when Chad Ternasky confronted the victim about his barking dogs, leading to a verbal altercation that escalated into violence.
Witnesses reported that Ternasky retrieved a gun from his vehicle and shot the victim in the abdomen before law enforcement arrived to detain him. The victim was airlifted to a Flagstaff hospital for treatment and is expected to recover.
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