ID Go: Two families in Elyria, Ohio live beside each other in friendship and peace for decades, but as time goes on things deteriorate into acrimony, mutual accusation, violence, and finally a shocking and bloody shoot out. -There Bleeds the Neighborhood, Fear Thy Neighbor (S2, E5)

Date: January 19, 2004
Victim: Darrell Oskins, 54
Offender: Paul Hashman, 84, WWII Army veteran, retired
Location: Elyria, Ohio
Circumstances: Paul filed complaint with city over the Hoskins new garage, city would not help him, Paul loses his wife to cancer, becomes more passive-aggressive with neighbors, when police were called, Paul denied he owned a handgun, Paul threatened to kill the neighbors, Paul choked the neighbor’s daughter, Paul guilty of disorderly conduct charge, Paul shot Darrell Oskins 7 times but he lived, Darrel now permanently disabled, Paul admitted that he acted with the intent to kill
Disposition:  Paul Hashman acquitted of attempted murder, convicted of felonious assault in 2006, sentenced to 7 years in prison, died in 2009

In the News:

Paul Hashman trial Day 1. -The Chronicle Telegram (July 17, 2006)

Video footage of the verdict being read in the Paul Hashman trial. -The Chronicle Telegram (July 26, 2006)

The defense and the prosecution plead their cases before sentencing. -The Chronicle Telegram (July 29, 2006)

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