By Associated Press - Tuesday, November 13, 2018

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) - Police say a 25-year-old Florida man called 911 and told dispatchers he shot his father.

Tarpon Springs police said in a news release that the call came in at 1:02 a.m. Tuesday. When officers arrived at the home, they found a 68-year-old man dead in a third-floor bedroom.

Police said the two men shared the home.

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Investigators took the son into custody and were interviewing him on Tuesday morning.

The names of the father and son haven’t been released.

Authorities say they were the only two at the home when the shooting happened.

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