FOUNTAIN, Colorado - An 11-year-old boy was arrested yesterday after he fired five shots at his father after an argument over chores, hitting him once in the chest.
The bullet that struck Steve Worley failed to break the skin, said Fountain Police Chief John Morse. Worley, a police officer in nearby Colorado Springs, was treated at the hospital and released.
His son was being held at a juvenile facility on suspicion of attempted murder and possession of a handgun by a juvenile.
Morse said Worley and the boy argued over chores, and then Worley left their Fountain home. When he returned, the boy fired at him twice from the living room with a .357 revolver, Morse said. One bullet struck Worley in the chest, and the other missed. As he ran from the house, his son fired three more times, Morse said.
The bullet that hit Worley may have been bad or had a light load of powder, Morse said.
He said the gun was not Worley's service revolver, but he had trained his son to use it and it was not locked away.
11-year-old shoots father over chores
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