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Fort Bragg man shot and killed during dispute

Published: Monday, February 9, 2009 at 9:58 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, February 9, 2009 at 4:28 p.m.

A Fort Bragg man was shot and killed Sunday night after an argument at his rural trailer on Sherwood Road, according to Mendocino County sheriff’s authorities.

The suspect, Aaron Joseph Vargas, 31, allegedly shot 63-year-old Darrell Rae McNeill once with a large caliber handgun at about 8 p.m.

After waiting until he knew McNeill was dead, Vargas took apart the gun, a ball and powder pistol, left it on the counter and left, a witness told deputies.

The witness was not threatened or harmed, authorities said.

Vargas reportedly was angry about an unspecified abuse case that had occurred years earlier, sheriff’s authorities said.

He was arrested without incident at a relative’s home following the shooting, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

The case remains under investigation.

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