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Man Opens Fire On Family In Ozark County

Man Opens Fire On Family In Ozark County

Man Opens Fire On Family In Ozark County

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(KTTS News) — A man from Tecumseh is charged with shooting at family members at a home in Ozark County.

Witnesses told deputies that Samuel Deatherage, Jr. was shouting and making threats at the home in Tecumseh before he grabbed a gun and started chasing seven people, including three children.

He fired more than a dozen shots.

One of the shots hit his sister in the head while she was hiding behind a pickup.

She was alert and conscious when deputies arrived.

Deputies say Deatherage was drunk.

His blood alcohol level was more than .19 percent.

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