'If something happens to me, it's going to be my son.'
TARPON SPRINGS — James Costello lived with a grim foreboding.
“He told everybody that, ‘If something happens to me, it’s going to be my son,’” said friend Gina McNairy.
That proved prophetic. His son, Evan Costello, shot him twice at their home Tuesday after an argument over the son’s dog, according to Tarpon Springs police. The younger Costello, 25, now faces a charge of first-degree murder....
...Evan Costello told a 911 operator at about 1 a.m. Tuesday that he had shot his dad, according to police. He said the dispute started when his dog, a small mixed breed named Tetsuo, had eaten his father’s medication and got sick. They took the dog nicknamed “Tetch” to an animal hospital, then drove home in silence, according to the arrest report.
When they got home, Evan Costello told police that his father said something that “enraged him.” He also said that he had thought about shooting anyone who angered him, the arrest report said, and was waiting for someone to do so.
http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/slain-father-if-something-happens-to-me-its-going-to-be-my-son-20181114/
The mentally disturbed son (who refused to take medication) still had no trouble buying guns...
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