Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Middletown Township police were investigating a shooting that happened early Friday morning.
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The shooting occurred at a home in the 900 block of Brownsville Road near Lance Corporal Harry J. Simmons, Jr. Memorial Park.
Officers were dispatched to the scene around 1:15 a.m., police said.
An initial investigation found that a father fired at his son, who was assaulting him, police Captain Pete Feeney said.
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Shotgun pellets from the blast hit the son in the leg and some struck the family’s dog, killing the pet, Feeney said.
The son was taken to St. Mary Medical Center for treatment, police said.
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Feeney said the shooting may have been in self-defense, but investigators continued to probe the incident as of late morning.
No charges had been filed as of 11 a.m.
Neighbors reported a heavy police presence in the area throughout the pre-dawn hours and two patrol cars held the scene after daybreak.
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Friday’s incident happened about half-a-mile away from an unrelated shooting that occurred off Brownsville Road last Sunday. That shooting may have been in self-defense and left a man with injuries to his face.
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