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MERCERSBURG, Pa. — A Mercersburg man was charged Tuesday with attempted homicide after he allegedly shot his father during an argument, Pennsylvania State Police said.
Samuel Grady Adkins III, 24, was charged with criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault and simple assault in connection with the shooting of his father, Samuel Grady Adkins II, 52, also of Mercersburg, according to a state police news release.
The two got into a domestic argument Tuesday between midnight and 1:30 a.m. in the 9700 block of Anderson Road in Montgomery Township, Pa., police said.
Samuel Grady Adkins III allegedly brandished a shotgun and fired it once at his father, striking him in the upper arm, the release said.
Police were contacted Tuesday at 1:32 a.m. by officials at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown, where the father was taken by personal vehicle. He was in surgery Tuesday afternoon, the release said.
The younger Adkins was taken into custody without incident earlier Tuesday morning by the Washington County Sheriff's Office. He currently is awaiting extradition back to Pennsylvania.
Charges were filed with the office of District Magistrate Jody Eyer in Mercersburg.
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