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Five dead after golf-course dispute leads to shooting, fire in California |
2019-06-27 |
[Golf Digest] An argument that started at a California pitch-and-putt golf course led to five people being killed in a shooting and fire, according to the Santa Maria Times. Santa Maria residents and police said that a long-standing feud between three men boiled over on Friday at the Casa Grande Mobile Estates golf course, about 140 miles northwest of Los Angeles. After the three men were seen arguing, gunshots were fired. One of the men was shot inside the clubhouse, while another was found dead on the grass nearby. "These three guys were threatening each other for a long time," Keith Castro said to the Associated Press. Threat phase now concluded. Police identified Kurt Backe, 70, and Richard Hansen, 78, as the victims who were fatally shot at the course. The shooter has yet to be identified. Police believe the suspect returned to his mobile home after the shooting. The gunman’s home then went up in flames after a small explosion, and the fire spread to nearby homes before it could be put out. The situation was made even worse by ammunition exploding from the gunman’s home. "All throughout the firefighting efforts, ammunition was cooking off," Police Chief Phil Hansen said to the AP. Secondary explosions ? |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#13 “Five?” “You mean like before you took your shot? Supposed to yell ‘Fore’.” “Nope, five. See it was a course of a different holler.” |
Posted by: USN, Ret. 2019-06-27 22:01 |
#12 "Hole in one! Hole in one! Hole in one! Hole in one! Woohoo! Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs!" |
Posted by: Grath Platypus5027 2019-06-27 21:48 |
#11 well, it's not like they could run serpentine, like Hillary in Tuzsla |
Posted by: Frank G 2019-06-27 19:04 |
#10 Especially since the shooting victims were in their 70s. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2019-06-27 18:41 |
#9 A surprising story. For California. I would have expected it in Florida. |
Posted by: Glenmore 2019-06-27 17:09 |
#8 What was the handicap for each hole? |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-06-27 15:20 |
#7 Was 5 par for this course? |
Posted by: JohnQC 2019-06-27 15:19 |
#6 "What did you shoot today on the course?" "Five" "Five over?" "No, just Five" |
Posted by: Frank G 2019-06-27 12:03 |
#5 Raj, I had to watch the whole movie again. It's truly a classic. |
Posted by: Dron66046 2019-06-27 10:08 |
#4 Did it look like this? |
Posted by: Raj 2019-06-27 08:49 |
#3 Their memberships were terminated. They did not yell "Fore !" before shooting. |
Posted by: Dron66046 2019-06-27 06:32 |
#2 I always thought golf was the cause of a lot of violence. |
Posted by: Bobby 2019-06-27 06:30 |
#1 Leaderboard data not available. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2019-06-27 05:49 |