Police: Former UCF football player fatally shot by father

Associated Press

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A former football player at the University of Central Florida was fatally shot during an altercation with his father. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that Otis Anderson Jr. was killed late Monday during the fight with his father, Otis Anderson Sr., at his parents’ home. Authorities say the fight began after the ex-player’s father was bit by a dog belonging to Anderson’s girlfriend. Anderson’s mother, Denise, was treated for graze wounds at a hospital. Anderson’s father is facing charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder. It wasn’t immediately known if the father had a lawyer who could comment for him.