Engine block dispute behind killing
By Gazette News Services
CHEYENNE - Laramie County sheriff's officials say a dispute over an engine block was behind a fatal shooting near Burns.
Timothy Canaday, 46, was found dead in his yard Wednesday night. He'd been shot in the head and abdomen. Within hours, police arrested Wayne Shook, 43, outside his home in Cheyenne.
Shook was being held in the Laramie County jail and did not have a working home phone number. He was scheduled to make an initial appearance in Laramie County Circuit Court on Friday.
According to Sheriff's Lt. Linda Gesell, Canaday and Shook were co-workers at a Grease Monkey garage in Cheyenne, and Canaday had sold Shook an engine block for $4,000.
Shook claimed the block was faulty. Wednesday night, Shook allegedly confronted Canaday at Canaday's home, bringing an older, small-caliber revolver and asking him to "make good on the deal."
Canaday allegedly responded, " 'You have what you have; a deal is a deal.' That's when Shook shot him," Gesell said.
Jerry Canaday, of Torrington, said his younger brother was a husband and father of three daughters.
"It's kind of bad deal for anyone to lose their lives when they're way too young," he said.
Jerry Canaday owns a water well service business. He said his brother always was willing to go to Torrington to repair his trucks.
"Tim had a good personality. I think he was well-liked by most people," Canaday said
By Gazette News Services
CHEYENNE - Laramie County sheriff's officials say a dispute over an engine block was behind a fatal shooting near Burns.
Timothy Canaday, 46, was found dead in his yard Wednesday night. He'd been shot in the head and abdomen. Within hours, police arrested Wayne Shook, 43, outside his home in Cheyenne.
Shook was being held in the Laramie County jail and did not have a working home phone number. He was scheduled to make an initial appearance in Laramie County Circuit Court on Friday.
According to Sheriff's Lt. Linda Gesell, Canaday and Shook were co-workers at a Grease Monkey garage in Cheyenne, and Canaday had sold Shook an engine block for $4,000.
Shook claimed the block was faulty. Wednesday night, Shook allegedly confronted Canaday at Canaday's home, bringing an older, small-caliber revolver and asking him to "make good on the deal."
Canaday allegedly responded, " 'You have what you have; a deal is a deal.' That's when Shook shot him," Gesell said.
Jerry Canaday, of Torrington, said his younger brother was a husband and father of three daughters.
"It's kind of bad deal for anyone to lose their lives when they're way too young," he said.
Jerry Canaday owns a water well service business. He said his brother always was willing to go to Torrington to repair his trucks.
"Tim had a good personality. I think he was well-liked by most people," Canaday said