‘Yes, I ate your snack’: Man accused of shooting woman after argument over snacks

A photo of various candies and snacks. (Photo by Foodie Factor)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville man is facing charges in connection to a shooting, and it allegedly started over a food dispute.

Louisville Metro Police Department arrested 56-year-old Kenneth Beals on Sunday. He’s charged with assault and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.

A woman was brought to the hospital Sunday around 7 p.m. with a gunshot wound to her arm. Police said the shooting happened in the Park Hill neighborhood.

According to an arrest slip, the woman told police her aunt had seen Beals eating a snack that was for her children.

When Beals was leaving the home, the woman confronted him about eating the snack. Beals replied by saying “Yes, I ate your snack, and it was good,” before pulling out a handgun and shooting the woman, according to the arrest slip.

Police said the victim and witnesses identified Beals as the shooter.

His next court date is set for Jan. 6.

Matthew Keck, CNN