Argumentative Essay: The Murder Of Pete Van Horn

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As charlie walked around the corner,then they heard a gunshot boom.The power went out on maple street , the people on Maple street thought there was monsters or something.Steve was telling everybody that there are aliens . Charlie shot Pete Van Horn when he walked around the corner, then Steve got punched in the face.

The first reason is that Charlie shot Pete Van Horn because he thought he was a monster or alien . Steve was telling everyone there are monster ,than Les Goodman car started by it’s self so they thought it was alien so everyone was scared that there were an alien . Then they all started to fight like a mob.

Last the walked the corner they all heard a gunshot ,then everyone was saying why did you kill Pete Van Horn . My thesis

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