A June shooting that left a 52-year-old Pine Bluffs man dead has been ruled self-defense, the Laramie County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday.

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The fatal shooting occurred sometime before 4:22 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, in the 1200 block of County Road 157, about eight miles west of Pine Bluffs.

According to Public Information Officer Brandon Warner, earlier that day, Christine Hefley moved horses from her and Kevin Hefley's shared property to Patrick Gross' property, upsetting Kevin.

Warner says the two men had a recent history of conflict, and on the morning of the shooting, Hefley threatened Gross via text message, saying, "I shoulda kicked your ass right in your own home."

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