A Florida resident father, faced with a devastating choice, shot and killed his eldest son in order to save his youngest child after the brothers got into a violent fight following a game of pool, the court has announced. police.

Police received a 911 call at 5:47 a.m. from a woman, identified as Marie Maloney, who said her son, Joseph Maloney, 30, was acting irrationally at their Stuart home at the Florida Club , said Martin County Sheriff William Snyder in a conference newspaper.

“It was an extremely violent scene,” Snyder said.

Before officers arrived at the house, Marie called 911 again. This time, she said her husband, John Maloney, shot Joseph after the 30-year-old got into a violent altercation with his wife. 26-year-old brother, James Maloney.

The couple later told police their sons were drinking when an argument over a pool game escalated.

Investigators have determined that Joseph Maloney acted irrationally for hours and drank with his brother, James, 26, before a fight broke out while the two were playing pool.

“At one point the parents heard their youngest son asking his brother to stop choking him because he couldn’t breathe,” Snyder said, adding that Joseph Maloney was also armed with a knife. .

When it appeared that his youngest son was losing consciousness, John Maloney intervened.

“When all other attempts to prevent his eldest son from causing death or grievous bodily harm to his younger brother failed, John Maloney fired his revolver at his eldest son several times,” Snyder said.

Joseph Maloney died on the spot.

John Maloney is not charged because

Originally posted 2018-12-21 09:40:23.

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