Mandan, North Dakota

From the Grand Forks Herald of August 23, 2005

Two men shot at Mandan mobile home park

A man shot two people at a mobile home park here after he was asked to help a woman who had a drink thrown on her, police say.

Mandan Police Chief Dennis Rohr said a 28-year-old man was shot in the stomach and a 20-year-old man was shot in the leg. Both men are from Bismarck. Rohr said their injuries were not life-threatening.

Police were called to the Countryside complex shortly after midnight Monday. Rohr said both of the shooting victims were intoxicated, and one of them "threw a drink on a woman and, of course, that led to a disturbance."

Rohr said the woman began banging on a neighboring mobile home, asking for help. A 58-year-old man "went outside and had a gun on him," Rohr said. "One of the men sucker-punched him."

The neighbor then fired two shots from a .38-caliber pistol, Rohr said.

The man and the two shooting victims were taken to a Bismarck hospital.

"The 58-year-old man was complaining of heart and chest pains," Rohr said.

The case has been turned over to the Morton County state's attorney. Rohr said he did not know if charges would be filed against the shooter.

"Detectives are looking at how provoked he was or if he shot in self-defense," the chief said.