Chilling 911 call as Edward Druzolowski’s wife admits he ‘shot neighbor dead’ for trimming trees along property line | Englishheadline

A 78-YEAR-OLD has been arrested for allegedly fatally shooting his neighbor’s son as he trimmed tree limbs on Sunday.

Edward Druzolowski, 78, allegedly killed his neighbor’s son Brian Ford, 42, in DeLeon Springs, Florida, about 50 miles north of Orlando.

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Tempers flared on Sunday as Brian was trimming the trees near the fence line along Druzolowski’s property, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Department reported.

The suspect‘s property is adjacent to a lot owned by Brian’s mother Linda Ford, 76.

The older man told investigators he confronted Brian and demanded that he back away from his home.

Druzolowski also told police he threatened to shoot Ford if he didn’t leave.

The suspect claims the neighbor then began walking toward him, which is when he fired several shots, according to an affidavit obtained by NBC News.

Brian was hit by the gunfire and died at the scene, police said.

He was in the yard with his eight-year-old son at the time of the shooting.

Linda told local NBC affiliate WESH that her grandson was screaming and wanted to lay on top of his father’s body after the shots were fired.

“Ed kept pointing the gun at him. He said, ‘Shut up, kid,’ to him,” the grandmother said.

“And then Ed was pointing the gun at me.

“He was walking towards the fence line, and I backed up, and I was screaming through the yard.”

First responders received two 911 calls shortly after 7pm, including one from the alleged shooter’s wife.

She claimed Druzolowski only meant to scare Ford with the weapon and didn’t mean to kill him.

Although the suspect alleged that Brian was encroaching on his property, Linda disputed this claim.

“My fence is two feet inside my yard,” she said.

“So I go another two feet outside my fenced area.”

Druzolowski was taken into custody on Sunday on a second-degree murder charge and booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail.

He’s currently being held without bond pending an upcoming court hearing.

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Department did not immediately respond to The U.S. Sun’s request for comment.

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