Fatal Florida Shootout: Angry Customer and Auto Shop Owner Kill Each Other in Dispute

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A shooting at an auto shop in Florida resulted in the deaths of a dissatisfied former customer and the business owner. The customer, Eugene Frank Becker, 78, arrived at the shop seeking out the owner, Jodie Stout, 52, and shot him. Stout returned fire, and both men suffered life-threatening injuries and later died in the hospital. The shooting was reportedly triggered by Becker's dissatisfaction with work done on his car two years ago, and he had come to the shop with the intent to retaliate. This incident is one of several recent cases in Florida where minor disputes have escalated into deadly shootings.
- Angry customer and auto shop owner shoot each other to death, Florida police say CBS News
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- Florida men killed in shootout over auto repair discrepancy FOX 13 Tampa Bay
- Suspect in double fatal shooting at Largo auto shop was unhappy customer, police say Tampa Bay Times
- Florida auto shop owner and angry customer shot each other to death, police say AOL
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