Florida Woman Found Dead With Arrows in Head, Son Charged

Sunday, 30 November 2014 04:10 PM EST ET

A Florida man is charged with murder after he told police he shot his mother with a gun and a bow-and-arrow then stabbed her.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office received a call at 2:48 a.m. Sunday about a disturbance at a home Mary Esther, in the Florida Panhandle.

When they arrived, they found 65-year-old Gloria Watkins slumped forward in a chair with arrows protruding from her head.

Deputies say 42-year-old Michael Watkins said he had to kill his mother before she killed him.

He was taken into custody.

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A Florida man is charged with murder after he told police he shot his mother with a gun and a bow-and-arrow then stabbed her. The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office received a call at 2:48 a.m. Sunday about a disturbance at a home Mary Esther, in the Florida Panhandle.When...
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