LA man kills his own son. Why? Because his son was gay

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LA man charged with killing son for being gay

April 2, 2016

LOS ANGELES - A man accused of fatally shooting his son outside a home where his wife was found dead has been charged with one count of premeditated murder as a hate crime, with prosecutors alleging he killed his son for being gay.

Shehada Issa, 69, told police he shot his son Amir in self-defense after he discovered his wife's body in their house. An investigation into Issa's wife's death is ongoing.

The Los Angeles County district attorney's office said Friday that Issa had previously threatened to kill his 29-year-old son for being gay.

"The murder was committed because of the victim's sexual orientation and because of the defendant's perception of that status and the victims' association with a person and a group of that status," prosecutors said in a statement.

Issa was arrested Tuesday after Los Angeles police officers found his son's body outside their house in the city's North Hills area. Issa's wife was found stabbed to death inside the house.

Detectives said Issa told officers he found his wife's body in a bathroom.

"He claimed (the son) was armed with a knife, and there was no knife to be found (there). It was a horrible family tragedy," Detective John Doerbecker told the Daily News .

Authorities allege the father used a shotgun in the attack on his son, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Doerbecker told the Daily News that there had been problems between the father and son, including the son reportedly vandalizing the home. He said the couple was evicting the son.

Issa was being held without bail pending his arraignment on April 11.

He faces life in prison if convicted of the charge.

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LA man accused of killing son because he was gay

By Madison Park, CNN

April 2, 2016

(CNN)A 69-year-old man shot dead his adult son in Los Angeles this week because his son was gay, according to prosecutors.
Shehada Khalil Issa was charged with premeditated murder.

He had previously threatened to kill his son, Amir Issa, 29, because he was gay, according to Los Angeles County prosecutors.

Police responded to a 911 call Tuesday and arrived at the family home in the North Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles.

Officers found the body of the son outside their home and his mother's body inside the home. Prosecutors allege that the elder Issa fired a shotgun that killed his son.

The LAPD is still investigating what happened to the victim's mother, who was not identified.

Investigators told the Los Angeles Daily News Issa had initially said he found his dead wife in the bathroom of their house and had shot his son in self-defense after being threatened with a knife.

Later, Issa made "incriminating statements" and was subsequently charged with murder. A detective told the paper: "It was a horrible family tragedy."

Issa is being held without bail and could face life in prison without the possibility of parole.

He will be arraigned on April 11.

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