A 41-year-old man accused Feb. 18 of firing at least eight shots toward his father, killing him, did so after an argument about taking the dog out, according to statements in an affidavit released Feb. 19.
Sheldon Morrison was taken into custody in the Hollywood area hours after Port St. Lucie Police said he fatally shot his 69-year-old father, Glen Morrison, in a garage of their home in the 5900 block of Northwest Ketona Circle, which is off West Torino Parkway, east of Interstate 95.
Sheldon Morrison is in the St. Lucie County Jail on a first-degree murder charge.
Investigators were called about 7:47 a.m. Feb. 18 to the scene.
Glen Morrison’s wife, Patricia Morrison, told investigators she heard her husband and son arguing in the garage about taking out the dog.
She went to try and stop the quarreling, and when she got in the garage saw her husband and son.
“She described Glen as being very agitated and angered,” the affidavit states. “She described Sheldon as being calm.”
She said her husband was “banging water containers around.”
He “aggressively” walked up and was close to her, but did not touch her, she said. Patricia Morrison did not think her husband would have done so.
Sheldon Morrison went into the house and then came back to the garage.
“While looking toward her husband and Sheldon out of her view, she heard a bang,” the affidavit states. “She turned toward Sheldon and saw him holding a firearm pointed at the direction of Glen.”
She followed Sheldon Morrison back into the house and “made comments toward Sheldon on why he did that.”
She said Sheldon Morrison responded, “I thought he was going to hit you.”
She said she watched as Sheldon Morrison left in his beige Cadillac.
Police found eight cartridge casings on the ground next to Glen Morrison.
This story will be updated.
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This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Florida man fatally shot father after arguing about taking dog out
Reporting by Will Greenlee, Treasure Coast Newspapers / Treasure Coast Newspapers
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