FATHER CHARGED WITH KILLING SON FOR BEING GAY IN LOS ANGELES
Sunday, April 03, 2016 04:51PM Los Angeles police investigate a fatal shooting and stabbing in North Hills Tuesday, March 29, 2016. (David Crane/ Los Angeles Daily News) NORTH HILLS, LOS ANGELES (WPVI) -- A 69-year-old man has been charged with one count of premeditated murder as a hate crime after prosecutors say he shot his son to death with a shotgun outside their North Hills, Los Angeles, home for being gay. Shehada Khalil Issa was arrested Tuesday after Los Angeles police officers found his son's body outside the home. Issa's wife, later identified as 68-year-old Rabihah Issa, was found stabbed to death inside the residence. The suspect told police he shot his son Amir in self-defense after he discovered his wife's body in their house. An investigation into Issa's wife's death is ongoing. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said Friday that Issa had previously threatened to kill his 29-year-old son for being gay. "The m...