The community of Gorakhpur in India’s Uttar Pradesh is in shock after a local police chief reportedly shot his own son dead during an altercation in the local precinct.

It’s not clear what sparked the heated argument between the pair which led to the younger man’s death. The chief has been arrested and his weapon seized pending a criminal investigation.

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“He had an altercation with his son during which a shot was fired,” Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Gorakhpur Sumit Shukla said. “The son died on the spot.”

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