HIGH RIDGE, Mo. ( KTVI ) — A Christmas Eve hangout turned deadly when a High Ridge, Missouri, father allegedly pulled a gun on his son and his son’s pregnant fiancée.
Kathy Ward has been forced to face the reality no mother should have to go through: her son’s father is now facing charges in the death of his own son.
According to investigators, 61-year-old Harold E. Luster fatally shot his son, Kevin Ward, Tuesday evening.
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Kathy spoke to Nexstar’s KTVI about the incident, saying, “He took an innocent boy’s life. A 26-year-old that was going to be a father. He took his life over something selfish.”
According to charging documents, Luster had argued with another family member earlier in the day and was worked up. Investigators explained Luster believed Ward’s mother was cheating on him and accused Ward’s fiancée of helping cover it up. Ward’s mom told police Luster called her before the shooting, threatening to kill Kevin’s fiancée.