Shouldn't This Sort Of Thing Be Settled At High Noon?

The ancient story of Cain and Abel was writ modern in Arlington this weekend. Well, as modern as most John Wayne movies, anyway.

Mark Hillis of Arlington is being held in Snohomish County Jail in connection with the shooting death of his older brother, John Hillis. The two brothers had recently been engaged in what the Seattle Times somewhat cryptically terms "a dispute over cattle."

Now, Seattlest has never fought with anyone regarding cattle before, but we are willing to assume that things can get very heated when debating the fate of livestock. This argument in particular must have been a doozy, following years of acrimony between the two siblings, who had filed a variety of charges against one another in court. The rivalry appears to have come to a head when John Hillis was found near the house that Mark Hillis shares with their mother, dead of a gunshot wound to the back.

Get the full details on this sordid affair torn from the pages of your American History textbook from the Seattle Times here.