A 71-year-old Florida man was allegedly shot to death by his neighbor on Thanksgiving Day while the two were engaged in a dispute, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said. Hureleyon McLean, 71, went downstairs to talk to his Lauderdale Lakes neighbor who had left a note complaining his music was too loud on the holiday, McLean’s widow Rose told WTVJ. « I heard it, and I just flew to the door, » she said of the gunshot. « When I look out, my husband was laying face down in the blood. »THANKSGIVING MORNING TEXAS SHOOTING LEAVES 2 DEAD, 2 WOUNDED: ‘HAPPENS ALL TOO FREQUENTLY,’ POLICE CHIEF SAYSThe unnamed alleged shooter is claiming self-defense in the incident, the sheriff’s office said. No charges have been filed. « My husband didn’t have any weapons. My husband didn’t even have a knife on him, » Rose told the station, claiming the suspect threatened her after he shot her husband. BIRMINGHAM NIGHTCLUB MASSACRE SUSPECT ACCUSED OF KILLING OTHERS IN 4 SEPARATE SHOOTINGS: POLICERose said they had been planning on celebrating Thanksgiving with family and friends that day when the unthinkable happened. « He wasn’t sorry, » she told WSVN of the shooter. « He was just standing, looking at me with his gun in his hand the same way. And I go up to him and say, ‘Why did you shoot my husband? Why?’ And he said to me if I didn’t shut my mouth, he would shoot me, too. »McLean’s pastor was in shock about the shooting. « It’s crazy how mankind has gotten to a place where we don’t honor life like we should honor, » Tracy McCloud told WSVN. « Who would have thought something tragic like this would happen? »Hureleyon was a father to two sons and a grandfather. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP »Anywhere he is, I’m always with him, » Rose told WSVN. « We’re like a team together. For him to be taken away like this — trust me, it’s very hard. » Police said the Broward County State Attorney’s Office will determine if criminal charges will be filed after an investigation.
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Florida grandfather, 71, fatally shot by neighbor during noise dispute; suspected gunman claims self-defense
