GILBERT, Ariz. — An 80-year-old man was fatally shot by his stepson on Christmas Day in Gilbert, police say.
According to authorities with the Gilbert Police Department, the shooting happened Sunday at 4:30 p.m. near Recker and Warner roads. The elderly victim was found inside a vehicle that had backed into a house.
Police said the 80-year-old had sustained a gunshot wound and died at the scene.
The victim's stepson, 48-year-old Michael Kaser, was taken into custody on suspicion of shooting his stepfather after returning from a family dinner, police said.
Kaser allegedly fired several gunshots into his stepfather's car as the victim was pulling into the family's garage.
Once officers arrived on the scene they allegedly heard Kaser say, "I should have killed him a long time ago," court records show.
The suspect allegedly told police he had thought about killing his stepfather for the last 20 years and almost murdered him on one previous occasion.
Kaser is facing a charge of first-degree murder.
There are no outstanding suspects in the shooting, police said, and no one else was injured in the shooting.
The investigation is ongoing and additional information will be released as it becomes available.
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