Son Dead, Father Injured After Domestic Dispute

"CHESAPEAKE, OH — A Chesapeake area man was shot twice by his son, who then turned the gun on himself Friday evening, said Lawrence County Sheriff Jeff Lawless.

"The son died of the self-inflicted wound, while his father is in stable condition.

"`It was a domestic dispute that got out of hand,` Lawless said. The man and his son both were transported to Cabell Huntington Hospital Friday night.

"The sheriff’s department received a call of a domestic dispute at 8308 County Road 15, Chesapeake, about 11 p.m. Dispatchers also received a call about 10:40 p.m. of shots being fired.

"When deputies arrived, they found two adult males on the front porch of the residence. Both had blood on them and windows were broken out of the house.

"The names of the two individuals was withheld by the sheriff’s department pending the notification of next of kin.

"A handgun was recovered at the scene, Lawless said."

From herald-dispatch.com...