Son Held in Shotgun Death of His Mother
A Los Angeles mother felled by a shotgun blast to the back of her head following a fight with her son over use of the telephone died Wednesday, and the teen-ager was booked for murder, police said.
The 17-year-old, whose name was withheld, is expected to face a murder charge for the death of Waleska Galeas, 37, said Detective Dan Andrews of the Police Department’s Wilshire Station. The boy was held at Eastlake Juvenile Hall.
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