Retired Suffolk Detective shot, killed, by son after argument in Dix Hills home: police

LONG ISLAND - A Long Island man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting and killing his father inside their Dix Hills home, according to Suffolk County police.

What we know:

Officials identified the victim as John "Jack" Miller Sr., a retired Suffolk County police detective and a Wyandanch Fire Department member.

The suspect, 43-year-old Christopher Miller, had recently moved back into his childhood home after a divorce and was living alone with his father, police said.

Scenes from a murder in Suffolk County Long Island. A son is accused of shooting and killing his father.

According to authorities, Christopher had gotten into a car accident earlier this week and ended up getting into a fight with the other driver and was taken to the hospital. At the same time, his father filed a missing persons report because he didn't know where Christopher was.

Christopher was discharged from the hospital, came home, and Wednesday morning, after an argument with his father, shot his father with a shotgun multiple times, before trying to run away.

Scenes from a murder in Suffolk County Long Island. A son is accused of shooting and killing his father.

Officers later responded to a disturbance call about a man inside a shed on Seaman Neck Road. The same officer who had initially responded to the missing persons report recognized Christopher Miller and escorted him back home, where he found Miller's father dead inside.

What they're saying:

"Police officers responded to a call of a disturbance of a man inside a shed on Seaman Neck Road. The same police officer who responded to the missing persons report, which ended up not being a missing person, responded to the disturbance call," said Det. Lt. Kevin Beyrer of the Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad. "He recognized Christopher Miller, brought him back to the house in order to turn him over to his father, at which time he saw that his father was dead."

What's next:

An investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Christopher Miller has been charged with murder. He will be arraigned at a later date.