Larry Kenston Bowser, 65, was shot and killed on September 12, 2015, in the Maplewood home he shared for more than a decade with his father, 90-year-old Kenneth Henry Bowser. The dispute reportedly began over television viewing: Larry asked Kenneth to watch a football game in the living room, Kenneth refused and told his son to leave, and later, when Larry began disconnecting TV cables in Kenneth’s bedroom, Kenneth retrieved a pistol kept under his pillow and fired. The shot struck Larry in the back and he died at the scene. Kenneth called 911 and was arrested without incident; he was charged with second-degree murder but was later found mentally incompetent to stand trial and referred for civil commitment.

Friends and family remembered Larry as friendly and helpful; he worked in the Home Improvement Building at the Minnesota State Fair selling carpeting and flooring. His funeral was held September 21, 2015, at Progressive Baptist Church in St. Paul, with burial at Elmhurst Cemetery.

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