19-year-old charged with shooting, killing stepfather in Clayton
The Clayton Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a 50-year-old dead and his 19-year-old stepson in custody.
Posted — UpdatedPolice said around 3:20 p.m., officers responded to a shooting call at Verrazano Place.
Police said once on scene they found 50-year-old Christopher Ray Whitfield dead from a gunshot wound.
Clayton police said his stepson, 19-year-old Shaikeem Jemeruis Parker, was taken into custody and charged with 1st-degree murder.
Parker reportedly lives with Whitfield and his wife.
Clayton police said this appears to be the result of a domestic issue, but an investigation is ongoing.
The circumstances that led to the shooting are unknown at this time.
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