PREBLE COUNTY — A man who shot his housemate will not spend time in prison.
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Mark Bowman was sentenced to five years of probation, according to Preble County Common Pleas Court documents.
He must also pay the victim around $6,266 and not have contact with them.
Bowman pleaded no contest to one count of attempted felonious assault on Sep. 1.
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As News Center 7 previously reported, the shooting happened on Sep. 30, 2025, at a house in the 100 block of Finland Drive, in the Lake Lakengren community, around 8:30 p.m.
Deputies found a 24-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the upper torso who had run to a neighbor’s house for help.
The shooting happened during a confrontation between two men.
In a 911 call, the victim said their godfather shot them.
“He shot me because he laid hands on me, and I punched him in the face,” he told dispatchers.
The victim had serious injuries.
News Center 7 will continue to update this story.
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