90-year-old Minnesota man charged in son's shooting death
MINNEAPOLIS -- An elderly Minnesota man has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of his son, reports CBS Minnesota.
Kenneth Bowser, 90, called 911 from his Maplewood home on Saturday, saying that he had just killed his son, according to the station. When police arrived, they handcuffed him and had him sit in his wheelchair while they searched the house.
Police found 65-year-old Larry Bowser dead in an upstairs bedroom. His father then told police that they had been arguing about television when he pulled out the gun. He wanted to fire the gun in an attempt to scare him, but the bullet killed Larry instead.
Many neighbors told CBS Minnesota the son had told them his father's dementia had been getting worse, but the police chief said Bowser had no difficulty recalling what had happened.
Kenneth Bowser reportedly has no criminal history.