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Alabama fan shoots Auburn fan during Iron Bowl argument

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An argument between Alabama and Auburn fans over the Iron Bowl ended with one man being shot Monday.

Police in Mobile, Ala., said two men were arguing outside a motel about which school is better when the Alabama fan pulled out a firearm and shot the Auburn fan in the thigh, according to J.B. Biunno of CBS affiliate WKRG-TV. The Crimson Tide fan fled the scene on foot and had not been apprehended as of Wednesday afternoon.

Alabama and Auburn will square off in the Iron Bowl on Nov. 25, with the winner facing Georgia in the SEC title game.

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