Two 49ers Fans Shot for Cheering on Their Team

In a sad incident in the parking lot of an Applebee’s in Duluth, GA, a New Orleans Saints fan took offense to two San Francisco 49ers fans cheering on their team and shot them on January 14th, 2012. One of the men, Christopher Middleton, was in critical condition after being hit in the abdomen by a bullet. His friend, Corey Adams escaped with only a graze wound to the head.

Multiple news outlets report that Christopher Middleton and Corey Adams were watching an NFC playoff game at the Applebee’s in Duluth, Ga. When they cheered for the 49ers, Donald Ray Ayro, a New Orleans Saints fan took offense and exchanged words with Middleton and Adams. He later found them in the parking lot and let loose a hail of bullets.

“I took off running and he started shooting at me and shot like four or five times and he grazed the back of my head,” said Adams.

“The only thing me and my buddy said was, we were excited that the 49ers scored,” Adams said. “It was only one touchdown.”

Not long after the shooting, Duluth police arrested Ayro and charged him with two counts of aggravated assault, being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Philadelphia fans can certainly be pretty harsh to opposing teams fans but as far as I know no opposing teams’ fans were ever shot for cheering on their team in Philadelphia. This doesn’t mean that Saints’ fans are a bad bunch either but they are passionate about their team and it just goes to show that some fans just take things way too far. Emotions can get pretty heated, especially when you involve alcohol.

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