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Angry with his overheating pickup, a 21-year-old Bismarck man allegedly beat the vehicle with a bat and shot it with a pellet gun at Cottonwood Park on Monday afternoon.

The man was not arrested, police said, but the case has been forwarded to the city attorney for potential charges of discharging a weapon within city limits, disorderly conduct and marijuana possession.

The incident was reported to police by a witness, who saw the man at Cottonwood Park at 2506 S. 12th St., heard the pops and noted that he was shooting in a park where children were playing.

The man was discovered by police in the parking lot at Runnings in Bismarck. They found on him the rifle, pellets, marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia.

Reach Caroline Grueskin at 701-250-8225 or at caroline.grueskin@bismarcktribune.com

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