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Dog triggers deadly dispute.(Exercising The Right)
In Ault, Colorado, on November 2, 2003, a feud between neighbors about a barking dog turned deadly. It began when someone used a pellet gun to shoot and seriously wound Mojo, a miniature pinscher owned by Richard and Diane Hammock. Because a neighbor, Eric Griffin, had earlier complained about the dog's barking, Mr. Hammock assumed that he was the culprit.
The Hammocks took their injured pet to a veterinarian, who confirmed that a pellet had pierced the dog's lungs and lodged in its side. X-rays also revealed a pellet in its hindquarters from a previous shooting.
Leaving the dog at the vet's, the couple returned home at about 6:30 p.m. Mr. Hammock asked his wife to call police so a report could be filed, which she did. Convinced, however, that Griffin was the shooter, he then grabbed a three-foot-long piece of lumber, went to the Griffin home, and began pounding on the front door.
Griffin went to the door and argued briefly with Hammock. Griffin then told Hammock to go away, locked the door, and armed himself with a 12-gauge shotgun. Hammock refused to leave, and began threatening to burn the Griffins out of their home. He then started smashing the glass window panes in the door with his wooden club. At that point, Griffin ...
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