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Meigs County man dies from close-range shotgun blast

A Meigs County, Tenn., man died after a neighbor shot him with a shotgun at close range Sunday evening, officials said.

According to a Meigs County Sheriff’s Office news release, dispatchers received a call regarding a shooting at 140 Foree Lane in Ten Mile, Tenn. Upon arrival, authorities found Rodney Teffteller deceased in the yard.

Police took Donald Hunter into custody without incident. He has been charged with second-degree murder after investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Meigs County Sheriff’s detectives, the news release said.