SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) - Police in Springdale say a woman is dead and her son was taken into custody in a shooting at a home in the northwest Arkansas city.
Lt. Derek Hudson told reporters that officers investigating reports of a man threatening to kill himself about midnight Friday first found 36-year-old Scott Rocha inside the home, then later discovered the body of 65-year-old Frances Rocha who was dead from a gunshot wound.
Scott Rocha says the shooting was accidental.
Scott Rocha was taken into custody, but has not been charged and police said Saturday that the shooting remains under investigation.
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