David Carpenter is accused of shooting his father because he said his ‘feet stink’ (Picture: Burlington Police Department)
A man allegedly shot his father in the face for getting into an argument with him over stinky feet.
David Carpenter, 48, is accused of shooting his dad, William Carpenter, in front of his own child in their home in Burlington, Iowa.
The son said he was in the living room when William told him his ‘feet stink’, and that it triggered a verbal altercation around family issues, according to a criminal complaint obtained by the Fort Madison Daily Democrat. David claimed that William had remarked about shooting him.
David said he then went to his bedroom and grabbed a gun and returned to the living room where his father was on a motorized scooter, states the complaint. The son said he brandished the weapon from behind his back and screamed at his dad about ‘guns’ and accidentally pulled the trigger in the process.
David Carpenter has been charged with attempted murder and child endangerment (Picture: Burlington Police Department)
First responders with the Burlington Fire Department treated William at the scene on the 2700 block of Monarch Drive. William was transported to the Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center.
From the medical facility, William confirmed to detectives that the shooting was over David’s ‘stinky feet’, the complaint states.
David called cops on Sunday following the shooting around 9.30pm and admitted that at least one of his children was in the living room and witnessed him shoot his father, KCRG reported.
At least two children less than 14 years old were in the home at the time, police said.
David has been charged with attempted murder and child endangerment.
He is being held at Des Moines County Jail on a cash $100,000 bond. His preliminary hearing is slated for August 21 at the Des Moines County Courthouse.
William was shot just a coupe months after an Indiana father allegedly stabbed his son dead in a fight over dirty dishes left in the sink of their mobile home.
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