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Rocker Shot

11/30/06
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(blabbermouth.net) According to The Buffalo News, Rodney Appleby - the bassist for DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan on his North American tour in support of his new album, called "Gillan's Inn" - was shot in the jaw after he accepted an invitation to visit a neighbor's house, Buffalo police said Saturday (Nov. 25).

Appleby, 49, was shot once at about 2:30 p.m. when he went to the nearby Fillmore Avenue home of his neighbor, Theodis Johnson, 41, Ferry-Fillmore District officers said.

Johnson is accused of firing a gunshot that struck Appleby in the jaw. Officers Cedric Littlejohn and Daryl Williams charged him with attempted murder, criminal use of a weapon and criminal possession of a weapon.[see full story for more] - Click here for the Full Story

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