Houston Dad 'Killed' Son Over Video Game

by **Nygee** Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:18 am

A father who allegedly shot and killed his teenage son during an argument over a video game surrendered Sunday to police after a brief standoff with SWAT officers at a southwest Houston apartment, authorities said.

Ofelio Antonio Otero, 40, had been drinking heavily when he began arguing with his wife over the whereabouts of a missing video game around 4:15 a.m. at the family's home in the 7700 block of Corporate Drive, Houston Police Department spokeswoman Jodi Silva said.

Otero then started fighting with 17-year-old Ignacio A. Otero about the game. During the argument, he loaded his gun, authorities said.

“The son then proceeds to try and knock the gun away and then he runs away,“ Silva said.

As the teen was running, the father allegedly fired one shot, striking his son in the neck.

The boy died at the scene and the father ran away.

Police found Otero at an apartment complex about 2½ miles away in the 9000 block of Town Park. After a three-hour standoff with the HPD SWAT team, Otero surrendered to police at 11 a.m., Silva said.

Otero, who is facing a murder charge, has a prior criminal history in Harris County that includes a DWI conviction.