By Associated Press - Monday, October 8, 2018

AKRON, Ohio (AP) - Police in Ohio say a man accused of shooting and killing his adult son has been arrested on a charge of murder.

Akron police say 75-year-old Leon Portis Sr. was arrested at his home Sunday after officers arrived to find Portis’ son dead in the driveway.

The son’s name wasn’t immediately released.

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Police say the father told them he and his son had been fighting before the shooting, which occurred around 2 p.m. Sunday.

Portis was in jail Monday and scheduled for a hearing in Akron Municipal Court on Tuesday. Court records don’t show any attorney for him.

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