April 2, 2016

By Gregory Korte

Prosecutors in Los Angeles have charged a 69-year-old man with a hate crime, accusing him of killing his son because he was gay.

Shehada Khalil Issa faces a charge of premeditated murder in the death of Amir Issa outside the family home in the North Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles on Tuesday. Police are still investigating the death of Amir Issa’s mother, whose body was found inside the home.

Prosecutors allege that Shehada Issa had previously threatened to kill his son because he was gay.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/04/02/los-angeles-man-charged-hate-crime-gay-sons-death/82550872/