NC: Son Shoots Neighbor who is Beating Father

GASTONIA, N.C. —

A father said he may have been killed if his son had not shot their neighbor.

Leon Carroll Sr., 69, told Channel 9 his neighbor was beating him with a stick in his driveway on Summer Drive.

“He said, ‘I’m going to kill you. I’m going in kill you,’” Carroll said.

Police said the neighbor, who was shot in the hip, is still in the hospital. The man is not talking to investigators and no one has been charged.

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