APOPKA, Fla.,None — WFTV obtained a 911 call on Monday of a mother frantically asking for help after her husband, who is a retired police officer, allegedly shot and killed their son.
Investigators said that 47-year-old Tim Davis Sr. and Tim Davis Jr. were fighting because he didn't want to turn over his son to his ex-girlfriend and the child's mother.
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"I believe, I believe my son was shot," Davis Sr.'s wife Tarsha Davis told the operator.
Family and neighbors said they are reeling from the tragedy and still can't believe Tim Davis Sr. would kill his son.
The 18-year veteran had a career to be proud of with the Orlando Police Department, WFTV learned.
One supervisor called him "a future leader in the department."
According to a police report, the retired officer's son took his knees out during the fist fight that led to the shooting.
But after Davis Sr. is released from Florida Hospital in Apopka, police said he's going to jail for murder.
Tarsha Davis seemed out of breath Saturday night when she called 911.
"Why do you think he's shot?" the operator asked Tarsha Davis.
"I think my husband shot him," she replied.
Tim Davis Sr. told police that the two were fighting over his grandson. Davis Sr. said he tried to tell his son that the custody issue between he and his ex-girlfriend was a matter for the courts to handle.
The fight continued for an hour until Davis Sr. shot his son in front of his 9-year-old daughter.
"My daughter, my 9-year-old daughter is downstairs screaming. I don't know what's happening. I can't see!"Tarsha told the operator.
"Ok, don't hang up, please do not hang up," the operator replied.
Davis Sr. confessed, investigators said, and in the report he told police "I was dazed. It was something I'm not proud of. I didn't mean to kill him. I just lost it."
Davis Sr. senior was a top-notch officer before he retired from the Orlando Police Department in 2006, according to documents.
The document also stated that in 18 years, he worked his way up to lieutenant and received awards for "administrative excellence."
As watch commander for west patrol, he was credited with reducing crime in the city's second largest jurisdiction and he was part of the Emergency Response Team. An injury to both his knees forced him into retirement in 2006.
Davis Sr. may argue that he shot his son in self-defense after Davis Jr. knocked him to the ground so hard that he popped one of his knees.
Davis Jr.'s record has a few traffic tickets in his name, WFTV learned.
Davis Sr. is charged with first-degree murder.