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Son Shoots Father After Night of Drinking Turns Violent

The father is expected to survive

A man is in custody after he shot his father in Fort Worth Saturday morning.

According to police, the father and his son were out drinking at a bar. When they came home at around 2:45 a.m., they started to argue.

Things escalated, and the father told his son to leave the home. The son then physically assaulted his father, after which he retrieved a gun.

He fired one warning shot, then shot his father in the leg.

Police were dispatched to the 10100 block of Eagle High Trail where they were able to apprehended the shooter. A 17-year-old male was also inside the home at the time of the shooting, but was not harmed.

The victim is expected to survive. 

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