Texas dad, 68, is arrested for murder after ‘shooting his son multiple times, in what police called an ‘unprovoked attack’ on June 2 , in Houston, TX

After shooting his son Sherman Shirley Fricks, 68, launched into a  20-minute “father-son talk” with this injured son as he lay dying on the floor

Sherman Palmer Fricks, 27, finally died when his father pulled a kitchen knife and stabbed him multiple times, killing him 

The older Fricks, is charged with first-degree murder in shooting and stabbing death of his son, Sherman Palmer Fricks

Prosecutors say father opened fire on his son after the young man returned home from lunch and gave his dad a ‘smart remark’  

Fricks told police his initial plan was to shoot his son in the back emptied the magazine on his son, after he he gave him a ‘smart remark’ on Sunday

The younger man did not die right away, prompting the frenzied knife attack

Prosecutors said that the relationship between the father and son had been strained for some time, and that the elder Fricks had grown tired of his son’s attitude

Judge set the suspect’s bond at $60,000, which he later posted and was released

He faces a possible life sentence if he’s convicted, of first-degree felony murder

Alleged killer: Sherman Shirley Fricks, [photo], has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting, then repeatedly stabbing his son, Sherman Palmer Fricks, who died on Sunday in Houston, Texas

A Texas man has been arrested on a first-degree murder charge after police say he repeatedly shot his 27-year-old son, and then stabbed him to death after delivering a 20-minute lecture.
Sherman Shirley Fricks, 69, of Deer Park, was arrested on Sunday morning for the slaying of his son, Sherman Palmer Fricks, in what police have labelled an unprovoked attack.
Police were called to the family’s home in the 1300 block of Meadowlark Street at around 11 am and found Sherman Palmer suffering from multiple gunshot and stab wounds.

 

Victim: Prosecutors said the relationship between Sherman Palmer Fricks and his father had had been strained for some time, and that the elder Fricks had grown tired of his son’s attitude

 

The 27-year-old man was rushed to Bayshore Hospital, where he was pronounced dead from his injuries.
During a probable cause hearing held on Monday, prosecutors said that the relationship between the father and son had been strained for some time, and that the elder Fricks had grown tired of his son’s attitude, the Houston Chronicle, reports.
‘[Fricks] stated that he had called law enforcement on [his son] in the past, but they were never able to fix it,’ a prosecutor said. ‘So today, he decided to fix it.’


On Saturday, Sherman Palmer had broken his phone, so his father drove him to a store to have the device repaired. On the way home, the son began kicking the back of the front passenger seat that was occupied at the time by his father’s girlfriend, according to a police interview with the dad.

Prosecutors say after Sherman Palmer Fricks, [left], disrespected his dad’s girlfriend, the father [right] grabbed a pistol and repeatedly shot his son after the young man gave him a ‘smart remark

Prosecutors say after many years of a tense relationship between father and son,  including disrespecting his dad’s girlfriend, the father executed his son in cold blood

Around 11 a.m. on Sunday morning, Fricks armed himself with a .380 pistol and sat in wait while his son went to get fast food for lunch, prosecutors said. As the son walked into their home, Fricks asked him what he had ordered. after the younger man gave him a ‘smart remark,

repeatedly shot his son Sherman Palmer Fricks with a pistol, but the 27-year-old did not die right away, prompting the speech and fatal knife attack.
Prosecutors said in court that when Sherman Palmer entered the house, his father asked him what he had eaten.
The son responded with a ‘smart remark’ and turned to face him, at which point the father opened fire on him, according to the court documents.
‘[Fricks] just started shooting him until nothing else came out of the handgun. After the shooting, [his son] was still alive,’ the papers read.

As the son [right], lay dying on the floor, his dad allegedly launched into a 20-minute lecture before grabbing a kitchen knife and finished the job of killing him 

As his son was dying on the floor, Fricks initiated a “father-son” conversation with him, according to court records.
After about 20 minutes, the son reportedly grabbed his father by the arm, at which point the father, already armed with a kitchen knife, stabbed his son multiple times, including in the chest, prosecutors said.
Responding officers who found the younger Fricks nearly lifeless, started CPR to try and save him, but he later died at the hospital.
In his court appearance Monday, Fricks broke down in tears as a judge ordered him to be held on a $60,000 bail amount. He was later released from custody after posting the bond.
He faces a first-degree felony murder, which carries a possible life sentence if he’s convicted.