DUBAI // A row about dogs escalated into a gunfight and high-speed car chase, a court heard.
Emiratis MS, 30, and KJ, 28, were fighting when the younger man broke off and retrieved a gun from his car, prosecutors said.
“He shot at MS twice but missed him, then he drove away in his car fearing for his life,” said a mutual friend who witnessed the fight, which took place in Al Baraha on December 13 last year.
The older man then got into his car and started chasing the gunman at speed, repeatedly bumping into his car and even hitting a taxi.
Shortly after midnight the younger man drove up to a police patrol and asked for help.
Officers blocked off the Safa junction to stop the car chase and both men were arrested and charged with assault, while the older man was also charged with endangering life.
Police said the original fight involved dogs but court records did not elaborate.
Neither man was present at the Misdemeanours Court this week and the case was adjourned until August 18.
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