Baltimore Man Arrested In Spat Over Chicken Bones

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man has been arrested in the April shooting that started as an argument over chicken bones, WBAL reported.

According to Baltimore Police, a couple was walking and throwing chicken bones in people's yards. A 90-year-old woman told them to stop, and others became involved in the argument.

The couple left, but the suspect came back with a gun. The 90-year-old woman and a 56-year-old woman were shot and injured. (Sign up for real time alerts and a newsletter. iPhone users can download the Patch app in the App Store.)

Gerald Gaffney, 26, was arrested Wednesday, June 28 and charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of first and second-degree assault, three counts of conspiracy to commit attempted first-degree murder, three counts of conspiracy to commit first and second-degree assault, handgun on person, firearm use in commission of a violent felony and discharging a firearm. He had been named a suspect in May.

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