Father shoots son after son stabs him, tries to shoot him, Fort Worth police say
A father shot his son in the arm early Thursday morning after the son stabbed him in the head and tried to shoot him with a shotgun, police said.
The son, whose age wasn’t provided, was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The father was treated on the scene for his injuries and released, police said.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting at a residence in the 8600 block of Funtier Court around 4:55 a.m. Thursday, police said. The caller had stated he shot his son, according to a police call log.
Police couldn’t say if they were at their own residence.
It’s unclear what led to the son stabbing his father and trying to shoot him. But police said the incident occurred “during a family violence event.”
The father responded by securing his handgun and firing a round into his son’s arm, police said.
This story was originally published January 2, 2020 at 8:14 AM.
