Son accused of killing dad, a retired police officer in NY home, police say
LONG ISLAND (PIX11) – A New York man allegedly fatally shot his 75-year-old father, a retired police officer, in their Dix Hills home on Wednesday, according to police.
Christopher Miller, 43, allegedly fatally shot his father, John Miller, with a shotgun multiple times, according to officials.
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Police say Miller, after getting into an auto accident on Monday, got into a fight with the driver of the other vehicle. Following the accident and the fight, Miller had to be hospitalized. Unaware of his son's whereabouts, his father, John, attempted to report Christopher's missing, the police said.
Officers eventually located Christopher at a local hospital, and his father then picked him up.
After coming home with his father to the home they were sharing at 27 Bruno Lane, an argument ensued. Authorities say Christopher went upstairs to his room, retrieved a shotgun, and shot his father before fleeing to a shed on Seaman Neck Road.
The owner of the shed called 911 to report that someone was inside their property, police said.
The same officer who had responded to John Miller's call, reporting that his son had been missing, responded to the call of the shed owner. He recognized Christopher Miller from before and returned him to his house on 27 Bruno Lane, at which point he discovered John was dead.
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Miller was placed into police custody and charged with murder in the second degree. He was transported to an area hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the previous car crash and will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on a later date, authorities said.
Officials stated that Miller was living with his father after divorcing his wife.
Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here.
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