Phelps County, Mo., teenager faces charges in shooting death of his father
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Published: Feb. 7, 2023 at 11:55 AM CST
ROLLA, Mo. (KY3) - Phelps County deputies arrested a St. James, Mo., teenager for the shooting death of his father.
Samuel Karlinski, 19, faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of Ralph Leon Karlinski, Jr.
Investigators responded to a home in Rolla on Monday morning after a 911 caller claimed the son had shot his father. They found Karlinski dead from gunshot wounds. Investigators say he was shot three times.
Samuel Karlinski told deputies he fired the shots in self-defense. Investigators recovered a handgun and several shell casings from home.
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