Exasperated by the noise of the mower, he shoots a landscaper

A 71-year-old man was arrested in Vaux-le-Pénil (Seine-et-Marne) and placed in police custody for threats and violence with a weapon on Wednesday.

He allegedly shot the landscaper who worked in his neighbor's garden, reports

.

He was visibly overwhelmed by the noise of the mower and the professional's tools.

Coarse salt

After having unsuccessfully asked the landscaper to cease his activity, the septuagenarian would have returned home to look for a long weapon.

The big white cloud that came out of the barrel suggests that the weapon was loaded with coarse salt, indicate our colleagues.

The gardener was not injured.

It was local residents who alerted the police, while the shooter had taken refuge in his home.

The police had to negotiate for an hour to get him out and take him to the police station.

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