Son kills his father in Upshur County after the father shoots at his mother

An Upshur County man was killed by his teenage son Wednesday after investigators said the father shot at the 15-year-old’s mother and pointed a gun at his son. Maxwell Laham was killed after an incident at a home on Guy Hardman Road in the Rock Cave area, according to a news release from West Virginia State Police. Laham allegedly shot a 12-gauge shotgun toward his wife during a physical dispute before the woman and her daughter were able to flee. The 15-year-old son, who was left in the home, found a 20-gauge shotgun and shot his father once in the chest when Laham pointed his gun at the 15-year-old. Laham was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation into the incident is ongoing.