BALLWIN, Missouri (KTVI) — A tragic domestic dispute appears to have led to a deadly ending.
Police say 81-year-old Johanna Walker shot and killed her 41-year-old son, Brian Walker, after he allegedly attacked her with a knife.
It happened about 1 a.m. Thursday at a home at Clayworth and Ruthwood, not far off Highway 141. Police say the mother made the 911 call.
When officers arrived, police say the mother told them that her son, who lived at the home with her, had attacked her with a large knife, injuring her right hand. When he came at her a second time, the mother says she shot him twice in the chest. Both people were taken to Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur. The son died about an hour later.
The mother was admitted, but her injury is not thought to be life-threatening.
Ballwin police say they have responded to calls at the home in the past but there was no history of domestic violence.
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This happened just a few houses down from where I live. It's a very quiet and peaceful neighborhood. You just never know who might threaten your life. You never ever would want to believe would be threatened by a family member but these domestic homicides are actually somewhat common. Everyone needs to be able to protect themselves from any would-be assailant.
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