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Man Charged After Argument Inside Car Ends In Shooting Near Gravois Bluffs

A man was hospitalized Tuesday after an argument inside a car escalated to gunfire.

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December 23, 2021

A man has been charged after an argument led to a shooting Tuesday in Fenton.
Kenneth Dotson Jr., 20, is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. According to the Police Department, Fenton officers were called when a man inside a car was shot near Highway 141 and Gravois Bluffs Boulevard.

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Authorities say there was an altercation while the man and Dotson were in the car and at some point, Dotson pulled out a gun and fired. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital and is currently alive, police say.
Dotson is being held on a $125,000 cash-only bond.

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