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Son Arrested For Murder Of His Father

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 A Lafayette man is in custody after a domestic dispute turned deadly.

 
Twenty-five-year-old Damarkus Adams is accused of fatally shooting his father, 48-year-old John Adams, during an altercation.

 
KATC-TV reports Lafayette police responded to a residence. in reference to a shooting at 10:15 p.m. Friday. Upon arrival, officers discovered the elder Adams dead inside the home from an apparent gunshot wound.

 
Damarkus Adams was arrested on a charge of second-degree murder. Jail records did not show if he's represented by an attorney.