Christian father 'shot his son dead for being gay' and 'stabbed to death his wife

Los Angeles County prosecutors have charged a man who shot and killed his son with premeditated murder, alleging that he committed the crime because his son was gay. Shehada Issa, 69, said he shot his son in self-defense after he discovered his wife’s dead body in their house. The district attorney’s office said Friday that Issa had allegedly threatened to kill his 29-year-old son, Amir, in the past because he was gay. The Los Angeles Police Department did not immediately respond when asked if it is treating the case as an alleged hate crime.“The murder was committed because of the victim’s sexual orientation and because of the defendant’s perception of that status and the victims’ association with a person and a group of that status,” prosecutors said in a statement. Issa was arrested Tuesday after Los Angeles police officers found the younger man’s body outside a house in the city’s North Hills area. Issa’s wife was found stabbed to death inside the house.