MCSO: Father says he shot, killed man who aimed gun at his son

A man accused of fatally shooting another man during a fight Saturday in the Tonopah desert said he was protecting his son after he was threatened with a gun, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said Monday.

Jason Wood, 45, told investigators he shot Karl Charleyboy after the 22-year-old wrestled a handgun away from Wood's son, waved it around and pointed it at the boy, MCSO spokesman Joaquin Enriquez said.

Wood told investigators he feared for his son's life during the altercation, Enriquez said. Charleyboy was pronounced dead at the scene.

No charges have been filed against Wood as of Monday, and the investigation is ongoing, Enriquez said.