Two repo men tried to repossess a vehicle and ended up in a struggle with the owner. One of the repo guys pulled a gun and managed to shoot himself and his partner with the same bullet.
Oh, they were trying to grab the vehicle in broad daylight, and forgot to notify local law enforcement that they were going to be repossessing the property.
I see an abrupt career change in their future.
Two repo men sustain gunshot wounds during fight with vehicle owner
By Victoria Cumbow, The Huntsville Times
June 04, 2010, 3:46PM
Victoria Cumbow / The Huntsville Times
Two repo men were injured in a struggle with a car owner Friday afternoon. A bullet went through one man's hand and lodged into the other's leg.
MERIDIANVILLE, AL -- Two repo men sustained gunshot wounds this afternoon after one pulled a gun and it went off while they were fighting with the owner of a vehicle they were trying to repossess, according to authorities.
Sgt. Chuck Zeissler of the Madison County Sheriff's Department said one of the repo men shot himself through the hand and the same bullet hit his partner in the leg. The owner of the vehicle, who lives in the 100 block of Beaconsfield Drive, was injured in the scuffle but wasn't shot, Zeissler said.
"There was some sort of altercation inside the garage. We don't know all the details yet," said Zeissler.
Zeissler said repo companies are obligated to notify law enforcement before attempting to repossess property, but the two injured men didn't do so.
Deputies have not yet released the names of the repo men or the vehicle owner. The shooting occurred at about 3 p.m.
