A 69-year-old Los Angeles father has been charged with one count of premeditated murder for fatally shooting his son for being gay. Father Charged With Killing Son for Being Gay Amir Issa was found dead outside the family home in North Hills on Tuesday, the result of what prosecutors say was a hate crime. Shehada Issa told police he shot his son Amir in self-defense after he discovered his wife’s dead body in the house. NY Daily News reports: Shehada Khalil Issa faces murder charges after his son Amir Issa was found shot dead outside their North Hills home on Tuesday, the result of what prosecutors say was a hate crime. An investigation into the death of the victim’s mother, who was found dead from stab wounds inside the house’s bathroom, is still ongoing. The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement Friday that the 69-year-old had previously threatened to kill his son, who was listed as 29 years old, because he is gay. A Los Angeles Police spokesman told the Daily News Saturday that the victim was actually 38, the same age as an Amier Issa who previously had legal trouble in San Diego for slashing his [...]