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Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's deputies chaged a 61-year-old Gordo, Ala. man with attempted murder after he allegedly started a gunfight over a camper trailer Tuesday evening. (Stephen Dethrage | AL.com)

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A Tuscaloosa County man was shot in the shoulder Tuesday evening during a gunfight over a camper trailer, a police spokesman said Wednesday morning.



Cpt. Gary Hood, the commander of the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit, said investigators were called to a location on Plowman Drive in Gordo, Ala. around 5:30 Tuesday to investigate a shooting.



Hood said officers believe 61-year-old Charles Howard was driving down the road and saw a camper trailer being towed in the other direction. Howard turned his vehicle around to block the roadway and caused a collision, Hood said.



A fight broke out with the other driver, a 64-year-old man, and both men drew guns and fired at each other.



Hood said Howard received a minor gunshot wound to his shoulder, and the other driver was not injured.



After investigating the shooting, officers charged Howard with attempted murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle.



He was placed in the Tuscaloosa County Jail, where his bond was set at $55,000.