24-05-2025
Man guilty of murder in father's 2017 shooting death
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man accused of fatally shooting his father in 2017 was found guilty Friday of murder and other crimes.
Edward James Pull was convicted of first-degree murder, assault with a gun, false imprisonment with violence and causing injury to an elder or dependent adult, according to court records.
The 39-year-old Pull was found guilty of the Dec. 11, 2017, shooting of his father and assault of his mother. His father, Edward W. Pull, 67, died a week after he was wounded.
A sentencing date hasn't been scheduled. Pull faces a life term in prison.
Investigators said in court documents that Pull shot his father during an argument then struck his mother with the butt of a rifle when she tried to call 911.
Two hours passed before Pull let his mother call 911, allowing her to make the call only after his parents agreed to tell police a masked robber was responsible, documents said.
Once she'd been taken to a hospital, Pull's then-65-year-old mother told police she and her husband had been forced to lie and that her son had attacked them. She said her son has a history of methamphetamine abuse.
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