KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, Fla. – A Clay County father was suspected of shooting and killing his son Monday afternoon in his home, according to the Clay County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies identified the victim as 45-year-old John A. Peterson.Â
They responded around 1:15 p.m. to the home on White Sands Road and found Peterson dead of a gunshot wound. Clay County homicide and robbery detectives spent the afternoon investigating just what happened.Â
The suspect was identified as Peterson's father, 68-year-old Dana Peterson. Â Investigators said the shooting happened at Dana Peterson's home.
Most of the neighbors in the area are renters and say they didn't know much about the Petersons. Â They did say it's rare to see police activity in the area.
"It kind of makes it scary for that to happen," said a woman who only gave her name as Dana.
Deputies said Dana Peterson has not been arrested at this time and the investigation is ongoing.