Dad accused of fatally shooting his son after he calls him "deadbeat dad"
DETROIT, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A Detroit man is behind bars and is charged with shooting and killing his 31-year-old son, allegedly stemming from the son calling him a "deadbeat dad."
Solomon Cobb Sr., 71, was charged with 2nd-degree murder but Judge Keneth King reduced the charge to voluntary manslaughter.
Cobb shot his son in the stomach with a shotgun blast over the insult, according to prosecutors. But one of Cobb Sr.'s other sons said he was in fear for his life and warned Solomon Jr. he would shoot if he got closer.
In the preliminary hearing this week, multiple witnesses testified that there was a heated argument.
Cobb Sr. is scheduled to be arraigned on Jan. 16.
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