Tallahassee prosecutors say father shot son in Ox Bow Road shooting

The Leon County Sheriff's Office responded to the 7000 block of Ox Bow Road on April 26 to conduct a “death investigation” after a man was found dead, but many details about the incident have not been released.

On Tuesday night, Assistant District Attorney Sarah Dugan told the Tallahassee Democrat that a father shot his son after the son threatened his mother and attacked his father with a knife. Because the shooting was an act of self-defense, Dugan said no charges were filed against him and the case is closed.

Shortly after the shooting, LCSO spokeswoman Shonda Knight said the incident involved two men and was “domestic” in nature. No further details about the circumstances of the shooting were released until Tuesday.