Three men, including an 81-year-old ex-KGB officer, were hospitalized in southern Russia after a petty dispute over a misplaced fence ended in a shootout, reports said on Tuesday.
The former officer was outraged by the fence put up by his neighbor, believing it encroached on his land, Donnews.ru said.
The verbal dispute led to the parties trying to scald each other with hot water, the news Web site said.
The ex-KGB man eventually pulled out a double-barreled shotgun and then fired several rounds from a 1921 Walther pistol. His opponent answered with a lead shot from a Vepr hunting carbine.
In the end, the senior citizen was hospitalized with injuries to his chest and pelvis, while his opponent and his employee who happened to be at the scene both sustained wounds to their shoulders, local police said.
The KGB veteran now faces prosecution for illegal firearms possession, with his antiquated Walther capable of landing him behind bars for up to four years, police said.
