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Vehicle of Destruction

Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence in Bedford County, Va., on a report of gunshots. Mark Edwin Turner, 56, allegedly got into an argument with his fiancée’s son, and Turner trumped the dispute by pulling a gun. The woman shielded her son, so Turner shot her, deputies say. “During that time, she was shot a total of five times,” says Commonwealth Attorney Wes Nance. “All of those injuries occurring to her legs.” Turner was subdued with a shot from a beanbag round, and arrested. He is charged with felony malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a felon. And what was the argument about? “What type of vehicle is best,” Nance said. “Chevy vs. Ford.” (RC/WSET Lynchburg) ...Apparently, Teslas haven’t yet made it to Bedford County, Va.