Prosecutor: Missouri man fatally shot in lawn-mowing dispute

Prosecutor: Missouri man fatally shot in lawn-mowing dispute

By Steve Scott
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Prosecutor: Missouri man fatally shot in lawn-mowing dispute

(AP) — Prosecutors say a Missouri man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a neighbor after an argument about lawn mowing. 

The Jackson County Prosecutor's office says 42-year-old Samuel Avery, of Kansas City, is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of 41-year-old Warner Trotter. 

Court documents say Avery told investigators he shot Trotter on Sunday after the men argued over his lawn mower being too loud. 

Avery said the next-door neighbors had argued for 10 years. 

Online court records do not name an attorney who can speak on Avery's behalf.

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