An elderly Tennessee man, 69-year-old Calvin Johnson, Sr., is accused of killing a woman with a double-barreled shotgun. Johnson allegedly murdered 45-year-old Tamara Perkins during an argument over religion.

According to an arrest affidavit obtained by Law & Crime, the incident occurred on Tuesday, September 23. Johnson, Perkins, and a third individual were drinking at a Morningside Street residence in Memphis.

At some point, Johnson and Perkins engaged in a heated argument “over religion,” according to the third individual’s account of events.

What began as a verbal argument soon turned physical, as Perkins poured a drink on Johnson’s head and proceeded to slap him on the back of his head, the affidavit said. With Johnson apparently humiliated, he allegedly entered his room and return

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