Father-son fight in Springs spawns gunfire

A family fight in Colorado Springs erupted in gunfire Tuesday night when a man shot at his son in what he said was self-defense, police said.

The clash occurred about 7:30 p.m. in the 7200 block of Duryea Drive.

Angry at his father, 29-year-old John Ziegler III grabbed a gun inside the home he shares with his parents and fired a single round into the dining room ceiling.

His father then ran outside to his vehicle and got a second weapon, police said.  As Ziegler III emerged from the front door, the father, believing his son intended to shoot him, fired a round at his son, missing.

Ziegler III was booked into El Paso County jail on a $2,000 bond, on suspicion of felony menacing and two misdemeanors related to the attack.

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