A US man mistakenly shot dead his
15-year-old son while investigating
what appeared to be an attempted
burglary next door, police say.
Jeffrey Giuliano, from New Fairfield in
Connecticut, opened fire on a
masked teenager outside his sister's
house.
Police later told him he had killed his
son Tyler. No charges have yet been
filed in the case.
"All in all it's a tragedy," said state
police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance,
quoted by the AP news agency.
According to police, the father was
called by his sister, who lives next
door, at around 01:00 (19:00 GMT)
when she heard someone outside
the house and believed they were
attempting to break in.
Mr Giuliano confronted a person
wearing a black ski mask and black
clothing, and fired his gun when the
person lunged at him with "a shiny
weapon".
The teenager was discovered by
police lying in the driveway with
gunshot injuries, his father sitting
nearby. Tyler was pronounced dead
at the scene.
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