Dad Accused Of Fatally Shooting Son 12 Times After Buckhead Dispute: Report

BUCKHEAD, GA — A 54-year-old father is facing murder charges after being accused of fatally shooting his 32-year-old son 12 times following a recent dispute involving the son's girlfriend in Buckhead, WXIA-TV reported.

Atlanta Police said they were called around 12:15 a.m. Thursday about a dispute in the 50 block of Pharr Road. When they arrived, they met a 32-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man.

The suspect, identified as Durante Tolliver, arrived and left with the man, police said. While speaking with the woman, police said they heard gunfire coming from a parking lot.

They found the man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, police said, adding responding medical personnel pronounced the man dead at the scene.

Tolliver was arrested on charges of murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, police said.

Though police did not release the relation between Tolliver and the victim, WXIA-TV reported they are father and son. Police did not identify the son, but he was named in the news report as Durante Schofield.

The woman called Tolliver to de-escalate the dispute between her and Schofield, who were dating, the news outlet reported, citing an arrest warrant.

Tolliver was attempting to calm down Schofield at the time of the shooting and thought his son was reaching for a gun in his waistband; then, Tolliver was accused of shooting his son 12 times, killing him, WXIA reported.

There were no jail records available for Tolliver on Friday.