Police: Father fatally shoots son, alleges son threatened him with knife

BrieAnna J. Frank | The Republic | azcentral.com

A man was shot and killed by his father after a Saturday afternoon argument in which the father said his son attacked him with a knife, Phoenix police said.

Officers responded to a residence in the 4100 block of East Andora Drive just before 3 p.m Saturday, according to police spokeswoman Sgt. Mercedes Fortune.

There was a verbal argument between the father and son, prompting the son to pull out a knife and threaten the father, Fortune said.

The father told police that he shot his son after his son attacked him with the knife, Fortune said.

The son was taken to a hospital where he later died.

The father is cooperating with police as the investigation continues, Fortune said.

Neither man's name was released as of Sunday afternoon.