Irishman shot dead in US property feud

A LONG-RUNNING feud between two property owners in the US ended in bloodshed when an Irishman was apparently shot dead after he rammed his tractor through his neighbour’s gate

Irishman shot dead in US property feud
Wed, 19 Aug, 2009 - 01:00

John Michael O’Sullivan, 47, originally from Co Kerry, was shot dead in Fiddletown, Amador County, 72km from Sacramento.

Police arrested O’Sullivan’s neighbour, Kenneth John Zimmerman, 56, on suspicion of murder.

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