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 ATMORE,
Ala. (AP) - A man shot a friend when the two got into an argument
over James Brown's height, police said.
Dan Gulley Jr. was charged with assault in the
shooting of David James Brooks Jr., police said. Officers said
the men were at a friend's home on Monday when, according to
witnesses, the argument over the height of the late "Godfather
of Soul" escalated, with Gulley, 70, shooting Brooks, 62,
twice in the abdomen.
Brooks went to his car, got a gun and shot at
Gulley but missed, then went to the police station, officers
said.
Gulley also went to the station and told police
he had shot Brooks. He remained in the Escambia County Jail
on Wednesday.
Brooks was taken to a hospital, but information
on his condition was not available.
The Mobile, Ala., Press-Register newspaper said
officers did not believe alcohol was a factor in the argument.
Brown, who was known to wear lifts, died of
heart failure Dec. 25 at age 73. Accounts of his height vary.
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