Déjà Vu: Alvis McKinney Shoots His Son-In-Law Again

**Dakota Valkyrie** · September 10th, 2010, 08:00 AM

The man shot Wednesday night by his father-in-law has been shot by the same man before — and with the same gun, authorities said Thursday.

Alvin Gentry, 39, of the 900 block of Daw Road, is recovering in LSU Hospital in Shreveport of a through-and-through gunshot wound to his back. The injury is non-life threatening, DeSoto sheriff's Cpl. Dusty Herring said.

Gentry's 74-year-old father-in-law, Alvis McKinney, who lives next door to Gentry, is in the DeSoto Detention Center charged with aggravated battery, DWI-third offense and an assortment of traffic violations.

McKinney told investigators in a statement given after his arrest Wednesday night that he did not realize he had shot Gentry, Herring said. The shooting occurred as Gentry and his wife, who is McKinney's daughter, were arguing outside of their home in the Carmel community.

"McKinney went out there and told (Gentry) to leave. He popped off a round" as a warning shot, Herring said. More words were exchanged between the three then McKinney pointed his .22-caliber pistol in Gentry's direction and fired another shot.

"That's when the victim went down and that's when (McKinney) realized he shot him," Herring said.

Gentry was flown by Life Air to the Shreveport hospital for treatment. McKinney left the scene in a pickup and was arrested less than an hour later by a state trooper who located his vehicle on U.S. Highway 84 at the intersection of state Highway 522. McKinney's impairment was evident to the trooper.

McKinney gave officers the gun he used in the shooting, as well as a confession, Herring said. Still, Gentry was reluctant to have charges pressed against his father-in-law, the detective added.

It was Gentry's decision years ago not to have McKinney prosecuted for shooting him the first time. In that incident, which was more than five years ago, McKinney shot Gentry in both legs below the knee.

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Investigators said Gentry had been arguing with his wife outside his in-law's home. Everyone had been drinking, investigators said, and McKinney told his son-in-law to leave. He fired one warning shot from a .22-caliber handgun, followed by a second shot after words were exchanged, investigators said. That shot hit Gentry.

"He was trying to scare him," Herring said of McKinney's alleged actions. "He didn't mean to shoot him, but he did."

It was the second time McKinney had shot his son-in-law with that gun, Herring said.

The previous incident happened at the same location more than five years ago and occurred during a family argument, Herring said. The son-in-law threatened his father-in-law and was shot once in each leg, Herring said. The charges were dropped at the request of the victim, Herring said.

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**Sour Scream** · September 10th, 2010, 12:38 PM

WTF? They need to move to a different neighborhood. Pronto!

**gee** · September 10th, 2010, 01:32 PM

McKinney told investigators in a statement given after his arrest Wednesday night that he did not realize he had shot Gentry, Herring said. The shooting occurred as Gentry and his wife, who is McKinney's daughter, were arguing outside of their home in the Carmel community.

"McKinney went out there and told (Gentry) to leave. He popped off a round" as a warning shot, Herring said. More words were exchanged between the three then McKinney pointed his .22-caliber pistol in Gentry's direction and fired another shot.

Really??? Because when you aim your gun in the direction of a person and fire pretty good chance you'll shoot em