Police said there was no documented history of domestic violence in the home, and no record of arrests or 'emotionally disturbed' behavior by the teen.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.A 19-year-old son brutally stabbed and killed his own father in Queens Thursday as police were breaking through the door to try and stop him, according to the NYPD.
By the time they were able to break in, he had mortally wounded his 60-year-old father, also named Arthur Walker, police said. The officers deployed a "conducted energetic device," such as a Taser, striking the younger Walker in an effort to subdue him, according to the NYPD. The officers rendered aid, and he was transported by EMS to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jamaica where he was pronounced dead.
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