Fight over military service leads to shooting
A man was shot in the foot during an argument over military service. (Photo courtesy the Pinal County Sheriff's Office)
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Posted: 12/27/2010
FLORENCE, AZ - Authorities say a fight between two former roommates at a Florence Christmas Day gathering over which military branch is superior led to one man being shot in the foot.
The Pinal County Sheriff's Office said 24-year-old David Provost was wounded when he and 27-year-old Dustin Jakes began to argue over which branch of the service was better, Army or Navy.
The two were at the home of Dustin's family and were on leave from their respective military branches of service -- Navy for Provost and Army for Jakes.
The confrontation apparently escalated into a physical fight, and with Jakes in a sling from recent shoulder surgery, he could not defend himself from the attack and pointed a handgun at Provost, according to the PCSO.
According to the PCSO, Provost said, ""What are you going to do shoot me? I don't care, shoot me," as he advanced on Jakes.
Jakes reportedly fired two rounds from the handgun toward the floor and one of the rounds struck Provost in the foot.
Provost was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Gaffney said the case will be looked at by the department's Criminal Investigations Bureau and sent to the County Attorney's Office for review, but that it appears Jakes fired the handgun at Provost in self defense.
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