BURLINGTON, Iowa — A Burlington man has been charged with attempted murder after an argument with his father over stinky feet escalated to him shooting his father in the face, according to a criminal complaint.
Officials said the suspect, 48-year-old David Carpenter, called law enforcement around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11 and stated he had shot his father in the face.
Police responded to the 2700 block of Monarch Drive and found Carpenter in the residence's front yard. Carpenter's father was located inside the residence with a single gunshot wound to the face.
The victim told police that he and his son were in an argument over "David's stinky feet, which escalated to David grabbing his gun from his bedroom and shooting" his father in the face.
David told Burlington police that he and his father were in the living room when his father told him that his feet stunk, resulting in a heated argument in which his father commented on shooting David.
The criminal complaint says that David then walked to his bedroom, retrieved his firearm and walked back into the living room where the victim sat in a motorized scooter. David told police that he then pulled the firearm out from behind his back and pointed it at the victim's face and accidentally pulled the trigger.
The victim was transported to a local hospital with what appears to be a non-life-threatening injury.
Officials located two children inside the residence, one of which was in the living room during the shooting.
Carpenter was arrested and has been charged with attempted murder and child endangerment.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 21.
