BURLINGTON, Iowa (KCRG) – A Burlington, Iowa man was arrested and faces charges of attempted murder and child endangerment for allegedly shooting his father in the face over an argument about stinky feet. KCRG-TV reports a criminal complaint says 48-year-old David Carpenter called police on Sunday, admitting to the shooting and that his child was in the room where the incident happened.

Police responded to a home in the 2000 block of Monarch Drive in Burlington at around 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 11. The father was taken to the hospital for his injuries. Officers at the scene said there were two children under the age of 14 at the home.

Detectives said the father was in the hospital when he told them that he and his son, David, were having a heated argument about David’s stinky feet. A criminal complaint for David Carpenter says he made a comment about shooting his father as the argument escalated. Then David allegedly went into his bedroom to retrieve a firearm, before walking back to the living room where his father was sitting in a motorized scooter.

The complaint says David was yelling at his father about guns when he pulled the firearm out from behind his back, pointed at his father’s face, and accidentally pulled the trigger. Detectives said David admitted that at least one of his kids was in the living room watching TV when the incident happened.

Carpenter faces charges of Attempted Murder and Child Endangerment. Officials have not reported the condition of the father who was injured in the shooting.