Published Friday, April 13, 2018 | 3:43 p.m.
Updated Friday, April 13, 2018 | 5:49 p.m.
A man who pulled out a knife on his grandfather was shot in the head this afternoon after the elderly man pulled out a gun and opened fire inside a west valley house, according to Metro Police.
The grandson was rushed to University Medical Center in “extremely” critical condition, and as of early this evening, his grandfather was being detained and was collaborating with homicide detectives, said Lt. Ray Spencer via online briefing.
The grandson is in his late 20s, while the grandfather is in his late 70s, Spencer said.
The probe was in its preliminary stages, but the violence may have been an escalation from a money-related spat between both men, Spencer said. Officer have responded to a domestic disturbance between them at their residence at least once before, he added.
Police and medics responded about 2:30 p.m. to the 9800 block of Pioneer Avenue, near Desert Inn Road and Grand Canyon Drive, Officer Larry Hadfield said. Other family members were in the house, but no one else was injured, Spencer said.
Further details were not immediately available.
