AUGUSTA - A 61-year-old man who police said was beaten by his 45-year-old son shot and killed him Saturday. <br>
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The father, Dallas Carpenter, was bleeding from both arms when he pulled out his .25-caliber pistol and shot his son, Robert Carpenter, in the chest, said Richmond County Deputy Coroner Grover Tuten. <br>
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``There is only so much a person can take. It was probably only a matter of time,'' said Stacy Adams, who lives nearby. <br>
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Dallas Carpenter, a retired serviceman, was not charged pending further investigation, said Investigator Matt Stocks. <br>
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``There was a long history of domestic violence in the household,'' he said. <br>
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Two hours before the shooting, Robert Carpenter was picked up by deputies and driven home because he was drunk, Stocks said.
