The Crazy Moment A Man Got Shot Dead By His Own Neighbours Just Because Of A Mattress (Photos)

This is the moment a man is shot dead at point blank range by a neighbour in a row over a dumped mattress. 

 

The killing in Texas was filmed by the dead man’s fiancee and shows a dispute with father and son neighbours turn deadly.

 

John Miller, 67, and 31-year-old Michael Miller were arrested on murder charges over the death of 37-year-old Aaron Howard, who lived next door.

 

 

They have both been freed on $25,000 (£18,000) bond.

 

Police said the row was over where to leave a mattress in a shared alleyway for collection by binmen.

 

The footage, which was released by grieving Katie Box today, graphically shows the killing on September 1.

 

The Miller son and dad can be seen standing topless and armed with guns.

 

 

Miss Box said she and her partner had left the mattress in a dumpster but that the Millers had taken it out and thrown it back onto their property in the town Abilene, which lies 150 miles west of Fort Worth.

 

Angry at this, Mr Howard then confronted his neighbours in the back street of their houses while his partner filmed the row on her phone.

 

The dad can been seen with a pistol in his right hand while the son, standing just a few feet behind him, is gripping a shotgun.

 

John Miller can be heard saying: “If you come closer to me, I’m gonna kill you.

 

 

Shots are then fired and Mr Howard can be seen lying on the ground with a bleeding head wound.

 

Miss Box told the Star-Telegram: “I stepped in between Aaron and John (Miller), then my ears started ringing from the gunshots.

 

According to Miss Box, John Miller walked up to her and put his handgun against her head, ordering her to get down.

 

She said she decided to release the disturbing footage to a television news broadcast because she said people deserved to know what happened.

 

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Source: The Sun UK