A man was shot and killed by deputies while stabbing his father to death with a sword inside of a Palm Beach County home early Saturday morning, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

A Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputy shot and killed a suspect who had fatally stabbed his father with a sword early Saturday. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO), deputies responded to the 6400 block of Emerald Dunes Drive at around 3 a.

Rushing to a tense domestic violence call, Palm Beach County deputies barged into a son stabbing his father to death early Saturday morning, authorities said. Deputies tried to stop him but ended up fatally shooting the son.