Father Forced To Shoot Son After Getting Assaulted In His Own Home

By James England

GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA — A tragic scene took place in the home of a 70-year-old man. He was allegedly forced to use a firearm to protect himself against his 47-year-old son who had a history of assaulting him in his home. The shooting has been ruled as self-defense by local authorities but investigators are still searching for answers as to why the son kept returning and getting into fights with his father.

According to WCNC Charlotte, the son had one previous charge of simple assault against his father but his father refused to testify against him in court. The police have repeatedly been called to the residence on reports of disturbances and it appears that the son had a history of resorting to fists whenever an argument arose.

This is always horrible. We reported recently on a grandfather who was forced to shoot his own grandson after the grandson barged in his house and began escalating a conflict.

This is the type of defensive gun use that is usually the most complicated and most painful. We always anticipate the bad guy is some stranger, some third party with no previous affiliation, but in some cases the threat comes from our …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation