Kendall father who fatally shot son pleads guilty, gets 12 years in prison

A Kendall father who fatally shot his son back in 2023 pleaded guilty Monday and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

David Contreras, 54, will also serve 10 years of probation in the killing of his son, 21-year-old Eric Contreras, in November 2023.

Contreras had been arrested on a second-degree murder charge in the killing but pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Records show the family had returned from an Orlando trip in November of 2023 when the father and son got into an argument, which somehow led to the fatal shooting…

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