A former NASCAR driver has been killed and his estranged wife injured after he went to a house with an axe before being shot dead by an unidentified man, according to a report.
John Wes Townley, 31, was shot just before 9pm on Saturday in the 200 block of Morton Avenue in the Five Points area of Athens.
The house was occupied by Townley's estranged wife, Laura, and a 32-year-old Dunwoody man, according to local site Classic City News.
Brought an axe to a gun fight?
ReplyDeleteNASCAR drivers are the descendants of moonshine runners, and are apt to take matters into their own hands. Remember Mitchum in Thunder Road?
ReplyDeleteThis may have been true 20 years ago but now they are mostly boys who are useless for anything except making left turns
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Hey, she was just looking for a better pole position.
ReplyDeleteHe went there to axe a question, Mr Smith and Wesson provided the answer. For those curious, the answer was "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes."
ReplyDeleteSad situation. Same street where I tailgated at a friends for the last 11 years. He was known by some of my family. Over a woman. SMH.
ReplyDeleteAttacked his ex with an axe, the woman's boyfriend shot him dead, and accidentally shot the woman in the process.
ReplyDeleteSpoiled rich guy got what he deserved.