Authorities say father shoots, injures son in Middleton


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MIDDLETON, Idaho (AP) — Canyon County authorities say a man has been hospitalized after being shot by his father.

KTVB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1WLBHCa ) that the victim arrived at a Middleton fire station seeking help Monday afternoon and was transported to a Boise hospital. An update on his condition is not known.

The names of the son and father have not yet been released. But authorities say the shooting occurred at a residence after a fight broke out between an 80-year-old father and his 55-year-old son.

Authorities say the father drove his son to the fire station.

Investigators were working to determine if the shooting was accidental or intentional.

The incident remains under investigation.

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Information from: KTVB-TV, http://www.ktvb.com/

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