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RENO, Nevada | Fri Sep 7, 2012 9:21pm EDT

RENO, Nevada (Reuters) - An angry homeowner apparently had better aim than a Nevada golfer whose errant ball broke the window of a home that overlooks the course.

Jeff Fleming, 53, of Reno is accused of opening fire with a shotgun on a golfing twosome, hitting one man who was treated at a hospital and released, police said on Friday.

Fleming was taken into custody at a local attorney's office where he fled following the shooting, Reno police said in a statement.

Fleming was booked into the Washoe County jail on suspicion of battery and assault with a deadly weapon late on Thursday and later released on bail.

Police say he opened fire at the 16th hole of Reno's Lakeridge Golf Course after one of the golfers shattered a window of his house with a ball. Fleming, whose home overlooks the course, had a verbal argument with the golfers before the shooting, police said.

Authorities shut down and evacuated the course after the shooting. Witness accounts led officers to Fleming's residence, which they surrounded before he surrendered at the attorney's office.

A telephone message left for the general manager of the public golf course was not immediately returned on Friday.

(Reporting by Jennifer Dobner; Editing by Dan Whitcomb, Cynthia Johnston and Lisa Shumaker)
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dualcitizen wrote:
If you live on a golf course, you assume that risk. That’s what he has insurance for.

Sep 07, 2012 9:58pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
mharris660 wrote:
Assault and battery with a shotgun? Wanna know why we have so much gun violence? Too many guns and charges like this. You shoot at someone with a shotgun that’s attempted murder. Put the criminal away and make sure he never buys another firearm.

Sep 08, 2012 5:40am EDT  --  Report as abuse
Eideard wrote:
He will be defended, no doubt, by the NRA. 2nd Amendment rights include no responsibilities.

Sep 08, 2012 2:27pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
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