WAYNESBORO – A Waynesboro man is facing attempted homicide charges after he allegedly shot his neighbor and pointed a gun at his neighbor’s 9-year-old son, according to Pennsylvania State Police and media reports.
Jack Kugler, 67, was taken into custody after the shooting Sunday evening in the 7700 block of Mentzer Gap Road in Quincy Township, according to charging documents from State Police.
Troopers responded to the scene around 6 p.m. and spoke with a man who’d been shot at least twice in his legs.
The victim said he’d been riding his lawn mower with his son right before the shooting. The man said his neighbor, identified as Kugler, shot him right after his son hopped off the mower to pick something up from the grass, according to an affidavit. The victim said he heard four shots.
Troopers also interviewed the child, who said the neighbor was yelling and swearing at him and his father. The child said he saw the neighbor point the handgun at them, heard the shots fired and watched as his father was shot, reports said.
Based on the investigation, troopers charged Kugler with two counts of attempted homicide, two counts of attempting to cause significant bodily injury with extreme indifference and two counts of recklessly endangering another person. Kugler’s preliminary hearing is set for April 22.
