Man arrested for allegedly shooting his son-in-law in Fontana The 83-year-old man who allegedly shot and killed his son-in-law earlier this week in Fontana has already served prison time for ...

FONTANA, Calif. (KABC) -- Witnesses are speaking out about an incident in which a man armed with a metal pipe was shot by Fontana officers - and was then punched as he writhed on the ground afterward.

As part of their interrogation, Fontana police told Thomas Perez Jr. his dog had seen him kill his father — a slaying that never occurred — and would have to be euthanized.

When he couldn’t find his elderly dad, Tom Perez called the police in Fontana, California. What followed was a ‘disturbing’ 17-hour interrogation and accusations of murder.

That was six years ago, in August 2018. His hometown of Fontana, California, paid $900,000 to settle his claims against the police, but Perez says no one from the city has ever apologized.

After 17 hours of interrogation, Fontana police detectives finally extracted a murder confession from their man. Except there was one problem: the victim, his own father, was still alive.

FONTANA >> After a months-long investigation, Fontana police busted an alleged mail theft ring possibly linked to thousands of stolen identities, officials said. Detectives served a search warrant ...