Re: Healthwatch: Marine shot in feud with Army vet at hotel

[J.D. Baldwin]

In the previous article, Louisiana Lou <Louisi...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> Marine shot in feud with Army vet at hotel
>
> [...]
>
> The rivalry between the Army and the Marine Corps runs deep. But
> Tuesday morning, outside a hotel in the Central Business District,
> the usually friendly banter turned violent when a Marine veteran
> beat an Army vet with a baton then blasted him in the face with a
> .40-caliber handgun during an argument over who had served in the
> toughest branch, police said.

So, wait a minute ... *who* got shot? The Marine, or the Army guy?

The AP article indicates that the above headline has it backwards:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/4008014.html

Marlowe was in the Marine Corps, while Beelman was in the
Army, Bryson said.

Marlowe, 25, followed the 30-year-old Beelman into the street
and the pair got into a shoving match.

Marlowe hit Beelman with a baton, then pulled out a handgun
and shot him in the face, police said.

Note to the Times-Picayune editors: when the AP writes a clearer and
more accurate news report than you do, it's seriously time to take
stock.
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