Off-duty LAPD reserve officer fatally shoots son in Monrovia
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An off-duty Los Angeles Police Department reserve officer fatally shot his son Thursday evening at the family’s home in Monrovia, authorities said.
The shooting occurred about 6 p.m. in the 100 block of Andre Street, said Steve Whitmore, spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The name and age of the victim were not released.
According to sources familiar with the case, the son confronted his father with a large object, possibly a picture frame. He was shot once in the chest, said the sources, who asked not to be named. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
“We don’t know if there’s going to be an arrest,” Whitmore said.
The officer’s name was not released.
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