Retired Florida Cop Fatally Shoots Son During Grandchild Dispute
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A retired Orlando police officer was due to appear in court Monday on first-degree murder charges after fatally shooting his 21-year-old son during an argument over custody of his grandchild.
Police told WESH that 47-year-old Tim Davis Sr., shot his son, Tim Davis Jr., during an argument Saturday evening at a home in Apopka, Fla., about 15 miles northwest of Orlando.
The men were fighting about the custody of Davis Jr.'s child, Apopka police spokesman Capt. Jerome Miller said.
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Davis Sr. later told officials that he was sorry and that he was "in a funk" at the time, Central Florida News 13 reported.
According to WESH, Davis Jr. was a former star football player at Apopka High School and played college football for the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
His father was an 18-year veteran of the Orlando police department.
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Davis Sr. was being held at Orange County Jail awaiting his hearing.