Iowa man allegedly shoots his father in face after complaint about smelly feet
Son faces attempted murder charge after ‘stinky feet’ remark set off heated argument, police say
A man shot his father in the face after the victim complained about the son’s smelly feet, according to authorities in Iowa.
David Carpenter, 48, faces a charge of attempted murder after investigators arrested him in a case that illustrates how quickly relatively minor, interpersonal quarrels can escalate into shootings in the US, which – according to some estimates – has more guns in circulation than people.
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