Texas Teen Shoots Father In The Face During An Argument About His Christmas Present
A Texas father was shot in the face by his 14-year-old son after they got into an argument over his Christmas present.
[su_center_ad]According to Cameron County Sheriff Omar Lucio, the shooting happened after the father gave his teenage son a fishing pole for Christmas.
Lucio said, “The young 16-year-old was very upset because he claimed that the rest of his friends, either got a car or a pickup for Christmas. All his father provided for him was a fishing rod.”
KRGV reports:
The father struck the boy on the head with a baseball bat. A 14-year- old brother got involved and went out to the family vehicle to retrieve a shotgun that was kept in the trunk.
“The young 14-year-old boy discharged the weapon. He discharged it twice. The second time he hit his father in part of the face and part of the shoulder.”
Lucio said the father will lose his eye.
Sheriff’s deputies spotted the 14-year-old after he sped away in an open field, then struck another vehicle.
Sergeant Michael Brooks said this sort of thing could be prevented by placing a gun lock on a weapon. In a matter of seconds, the weapon is disabled.
“If the weapon can’t be fired, then it won’t be fired,” Brooks said.
In addition, Brooks suggested keeping guns unloaded and to talk to children about firearms.
“Teaching them awareness about the weapon, teaching them how it works, when to use it, how to use it, how to clean it. Be there with them, get their hands on it. That way, they lose the curiosity and don’t want to mess with it,” he said.
Oh yes, that worked out so well in this case.
According to KRGV, the 14-year-old is facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and evading arrest or detention with a motor vehicle.[su_csky_ad]
whatthe46 December 27th, 2014 at 8:59 pm
the article reads both 16 and 14, but i think its safe to say it was 16 since he wanted a car. that being said, what an entitled little bastard. he might learn to appreciate processed fish while in prison. way to go dad with the gun thing.
Anomaly 100 December 27th, 2014 at 9:11 pm
That part is confusing. The 14-year-old shot him, but there was an argument with the 16-year-old brother, too.
whatthe46 December 27th, 2014 at 9:22 pm
ok. well, none-the-less, they are all stupid. baseball bats, guns, nice family.
Anomaly 100 December 27th, 2014 at 9:37 pm
I’m so glad they didn’t invite me over for the holidays.
whatthe46 December 27th, 2014 at 9:42 pm
let’s see how the posters from the NRA against Moms will respond to this one. can’t wait for the spin.
Sam December 28th, 2014 at 11:11 am
the article said the 14-year-old shot dad while beating his16 brother with a bat..
mea_mark December 28th, 2014 at 1:40 pm
Really, where in this quote do you find that? “The father struck the boy on the head with a baseball bat. A 14-year- old brother got involved and went out to the family vehicle to retrieve a shotgun that was kept in the trunk.” — I can’t find the phrase ‘while beating’ anywhere in there. You must have special glasses or something.
Sam December 28th, 2014 at 3:54 pm
Oh I’m sorry I use the word beaten instead of struck in the head,,
,How silly of me to expect an adult to think hitting a boy in the head with a bat is not beating him with the bat..
Da….
mea_mark December 28th, 2014 at 4:29 pm
Actually you used the word ‘beating’. Read what you wrote. That implies that the action is happening at the time of the encounter. Words mean things.
Sam December 28th, 2014 at 4:52 pm
we dont know exactly when the shoots where fired except we do know it happened when the incident was happening,
I would say 99% of the people who read my post understood .
It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.
You can twist it anyway your wish,,, makes no difference ,,,
mea_mark December 28th, 2014 at 6:02 pm
So, words don’t have meaning, OK.
Sam December 28th, 2014 at 6:13 pm
F G S Man ,
grow up.
get over it,,
move on,
you read more into it and yet you still wish to squabble over a misunderstood post in a rag sheet .
tiredoftea December 27th, 2014 at 8:59 pm
“Sergeant Michael Brooks said this sort of thing could be prevented by placing a gun lock on a weapon. In a matter of seconds, the weapon is disabled.” Ohh, I don’t know, let’s think this through. It could have been prevented by not hitting your kid with a baseball bat? It could have been prevented by not having an ‘effing shotgun? It could have been prevented by any number of reasonable things that just don’t occur to gun fetishists.
Larry Schmitt December 27th, 2014 at 10:47 pm
It could have been prevented by not raising a kid who feels entitled to get a new pickup because “all my friends got one.”
tiredoftea December 27th, 2014 at 11:00 pm
That, too.
granpa.usthai December 27th, 2014 at 11:54 pm
and have all their teabagger supporters talking behind their backs?
not hardly.
Um Cara December 28th, 2014 at 10:40 am
It could have been prevented by not raising a kid who feels entitled to get a new pickup because “all my friends got one.”
IMO the overarching parenting fail wasn’t the kids attitude (which was ridiculous, of course, 16 year olds tend to be ridiculous) it was beating him in the head with a baseball bat.
granpa.usthai December 27th, 2014 at 11:16 pm
hell, he could have rush ordered a Lamborghini Veneno, let the kid punk all his friends with the fishing rod story and everybody would have had a Merrier Christmas.
whatthe46 December 27th, 2014 at 9:02 pm
“…That way, they lose the curiosity and don’t want to mess with it,” he said.” b.s. besides this had nothing to do with curiosity. everyone knows exactly what the use of a gun is for.
granpa.usthai December 27th, 2014 at 10:58 pm
gift exchange encouragement tool?
whatthe46 December 28th, 2014 at 1:21 am
HA! good one!
Lance Doggette December 27th, 2014 at 9:10 pm
there is WAY MORE to this story than what is being printed, spoiled brat, baseball bat, NOT GOOD
edmeyer_able December 27th, 2014 at 9:25 pm
And what kind of a person keeps a shotgun in the trunk????
Dana Norwood December 27th, 2014 at 10:15 pm
Hillbillies!
Slap December 28th, 2014 at 12:36 pm
rednecks
Sam December 27th, 2014 at 9:27 pm
NRA said only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.
If mom had been packing at the time,
,,Maybe if mom (being the good guy) could of shot her son (the bad guy) with her own gun….Or mabye they could have just Locked it up
granpa.usthai December 27th, 2014 at 11:52 pm
from the sound of things, (mom not mentioned) she could have been in on it with the dad [who in most states would be charged with assault with intent to do grave bodily damage] on a minor child.
Sam December 28th, 2014 at 11:04 am
Teenagers lie most of the time especially when in trouble,,,
In most states discipline is not a death sentence.
mom could of been anywhere doing anything
,Regardless of mom.
The gun can still do what it was designed to do.,,,,,Kill.
Lock it up
infectious_d December 27th, 2014 at 10:20 pm
teach someone to fish, get your head blown off…suppose it’s fitting for these f***ed up times
granpa.usthai December 27th, 2014 at 11:11 pm
-or – try to teach some people to fish and they’ll want a damn car.
edmeyer_able December 27th, 2014 at 11:26 pm
Or give them a gun and they can take everyone else’s fish…./s
granpa.usthai December 27th, 2014 at 11:48 pm
there you go. A perfectly good understandable reason for open carry in Texas.
‘where you going with that gun boy.’
“FISHIN”
infectious_d December 27th, 2014 at 11:44 pm
lol i’m sure if they search the right body of water, the kid’ll find a nice clunker at some point
granpa.usthai December 27th, 2014 at 11:46 pm
some of the use to be lakes in Texas has been known to have the Texas clunkers for sure. They must be like fresh water sharks, as some of them have been found with human remains inside.
Slap December 28th, 2014 at 12:35 pm
it is called decomposition
rg9rts December 28th, 2014 at 4:16 am
Texas …pickup with gun rack
Larry Schmitt December 27th, 2014 at 10:44 pm
I just love to see happy families together for the holidays. How many of us have wanted to shoot one of our relatives at Christmas, but didn’t have a gun handy?
Jake December 27th, 2014 at 11:00 pm
Sounds like the Christmas episode of the Palin Family Alaskan Hillbillies Show.
tiredoftea December 27th, 2014 at 11:01 pm
Except, there Sarah would have had the bat.
granpa.usthai December 27th, 2014 at 11:06 pm
JFG!
calmly ask the father to exchange a fishing rod for a car, get smacked up side the head with a bat!
that’s all they need. a Tundra slush callin’ ’em out!
‘do you know where I am she would slur, before being pounded into the ground’.
granpa.usthai December 27th, 2014 at 11:01 pm
so this is Christmas in Texas?
what a way to start the new year.
Larry Schmitt December 27th, 2014 at 11:17 pm
Or anyplace where guns outnumber people.
liberalMD December 27th, 2014 at 11:25 pm
When us the reality show on this clan going to air?
granpa.usthai December 27th, 2014 at 11:43 pm
hint to the father :
next year go for a Honda HA-420.
your son will be the envy of the block.
jasperjava December 27th, 2014 at 11:50 pm
What’s the big deal? Isn’t this how disagreements get dealt with in Texas on a routine basis?
Angelo_Frank December 28th, 2014 at 10:03 am
Good point.
Chad Hunt December 27th, 2014 at 11:57 pm
O.K. wait a minute … Didn’t the article say the boy was defending his 16 year old brother from the father who hit him in the head with a baseball bat, and yet the boy is charged. Something sounds off here.
Carla Akins December 28th, 2014 at 6:11 am
It sounds like there should be charges all around. The ever popular parenting by baseball bat, follow by car trunk firearm storage….
Sam December 28th, 2014 at 11:15 am
teenager have been know to lie ,Ask judge Judy
E.F. Coleman December 28th, 2014 at 12:15 am
Another victory for the NRA, you should be so proud.
whatthe46 December 28th, 2014 at 1:22 am
i see the gun nuts are staying away from this article. hum
rg9rts December 28th, 2014 at 4:15 am
You saw them on the misogynist story ….short attention spans
rg9rts December 28th, 2014 at 4:14 am
The 14 yr old heard about the NRA shooter of the month award and wanted in
Joe_the_Troll December 28th, 2014 at 10:29 am
Or maybe he was responding to his father HITTING HIS BROTHER IN THE HEAD WITH A BASEBALL BAT. Ya think, maybe?
rg9rts December 28th, 2014 at 11:30 am
Overkill YA THUNK
Radio_Mime December 28th, 2014 at 6:28 pm
Overkill in response to overkill.
Joe_the_Troll December 29th, 2014 at 4:14 pm
The baseball bat was definitely overkill, I agree. That is no way to settle an argument, and it is in fact a felony.
Laura December 28th, 2014 at 7:47 am
This one happened in TX on Christmas day too…It didn’t make national though. Hmm: A San Antonio man has been shot dead while teaching his 5-year-old son how to ride a bike.
Police are investigating the death Wednesday of 47-year-old Kenneth Anderson. Family members say he was outside his home with his son when a car pulled up and someone shot him twice in the chest.
He was quickly taken to an area hospital, but died on Christmas Day.
Anomaly 100 December 28th, 2014 at 8:36 am
Yeah, thanks for sharing. @-@
allison1050 December 28th, 2014 at 7:51 am
Well aren’t those dumbassed cops going to charge the so called father with aggravated assault against the 16 y/o son that he raised to be ungrateful after hitting him in the head with a baseball bat? It sounded to me as if the 14 y/o was trying to defend his brother against a brute. Just a quick question to the dumb mother, what else has this pig of a father done to his sons in the past while you mommy dearest did nothing?
Laura December 28th, 2014 at 8:15 am
It’s interesting how this one story made national news. In my hometown of Chicago, there were 15 homicides in December. Most of them were shootings. 15…but that’s down from 38 in November. None of them made national news, that I am aware of. December isn’t over yet. In this story we are commenting on here, the people involved will all live.
sharongibson December 28th, 2014 at 10:28 am
Chicago…there’s always Chicago, apparently the only city in the United States that has gun deaths.
Laura December 28th, 2014 at 11:08 am
It’s my home…kind of understandable why I might mention it.
Laura December 28th, 2014 at 11:53 am
…and also, Chicago and New York duke it out for first place in total homicides each year. Nice.
Um Cara December 28th, 2014 at 10:37 am
It’s interesting how this one story made national news.
Pretty sure more than one story made national news. I’ve even heard of this ‘Chicago’ place you mention. Most likely on the national news…
Laura December 28th, 2014 at 11:25 am
Since I live there, it might make sense that I notice what the Chicago Tribune prints, but local is about as far as that news goes. Instead, there’s this story and a lot of bigoted comments about Texas and hillbilly families. Good luck finding even one of the over 400 Chicago homicides in national news coverage. Why did this one make it?
Angelo_Frank December 28th, 2014 at 10:02 am
Texas? I’m surprised.
Joe_the_Troll December 28th, 2014 at 10:27 am
WHat kind of father hits his son in the head with a baseball bat? Why are so many people ignoring this assault with a deadly weapon? This shooting was justified.
Um Cara December 28th, 2014 at 10:35 am
The father struck the boy on the head with a baseball bat.
Seems like that should be the headline. Or maybe ‘son stops his father from beating his brother with a baseball bat’.
I’m no gun nut, but a pretty handy use for one is to stop your abusive father from killing your brother with a baseball bat. Yes?
harmonikasavingsbond December 28th, 2014 at 10:58 am
Divine once upset the family Xmas tree when it was clear that she was NEVER going to get those Cha-Cha heels she was dreaming of. Same rule applies here.
Slap December 28th, 2014 at 12:32 pm
another republican family values commercial made!
whatthe46 December 28th, 2014 at 4:37 pm
and gun nut.
Kyle Michel Sullivan December 28th, 2014 at 3:14 pm
Wait…the father hit the 16 year-old in the head with a baseball bat?!?! And that’s when the 14 year-old shot him? And the cops are charging the kid but not the father for aggravated assault? Seriously?
Denise December 28th, 2014 at 5:32 pm
If he were my son, I’d stick it up his backside!
Radio_Mime December 28th, 2014 at 6:24 pm
Would you have been beating on his brother with a baseball bat in the first place? This seems like a really screwed up family.
vibez December 30th, 2014 at 5:03 pm
What did the brother do to get a bat to the head.
Radio_Mime December 30th, 2014 at 7:21 pm
Well, it seems the son didn’t like the present he got for Christmas and an argument started. IMO, a 16 year old being ungrateful for Christmas presents can get socks and undies for his next present. I can’t see what would possess someone to hit their kid in the head with a bat.
tracey marie December 28th, 2014 at 8:23 pm
so you believe he deserved to be hit with a baseball bat?
Radio_Mime December 28th, 2014 at 6:23 pm
Not hitting your kids with baseball bats also helps prevent their siblings from running to get lose firearms to defend them. This family seems to be very dysfunctional.
tracey marie December 28th, 2014 at 8:22 pm
and the violent father who hit his other son with a baseball bat? Seems the young man was protecting his brother from an obviously violent and abusive father
Thomas Allyn Wilson December 29th, 2014 at 1:12 pm
This article completely down played the fact that the father attacked the 16 year older brother with a deadly weapon by hitting him in the head with baseball bat.The father was abusive and the younger brother felt the need to protect his older brother from further potentially deadly assault from the father. If we Liberals want to be taken seriously we need stop down playing facts to fit our agenda. The younger brother was justified, the father should be the one in jail for assault with a deadly weapon.