Crime & Safety
Deer Park Man Charged With Stabbing Son After Heart-To Heart Talk
Sherman Shirley Fricks, 68, allegedly shot his son, Sherman Palmer Fricks, 27, then had a chat with him before stabbing him to death.
DEER PARK, TX — A 68-year-old man was arrested on Sunday after police said he shot, and then stabbed his son to death. Police were called to the 1300 block of Meadowlark Street where they found Sherman Palmer Fricks mortally wounded from a gunshot wound and several stab wounds.
Fricks, 27, was rushed to an area hospital where he later died, according to police. Investigators in the case said Sherman Shirley Fricks, allegedly shot his son once and then decided to have a father-son talk for several minutes before fatally stabbing his son, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Police arrested Sherman Shirley Fricks and charged him with first-degree felony murder.
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