FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — A man who had recently been denied a gun license fatally shot his 6-year-old son before taking his own life, a Massachusetts prosecutor said Friday.
Police responding to a 911 call from a neighbor went to a Foxborough home at about 11:30 p.m. Thursday for what was described as a medical emergency. There they found Anthony Scaccia, 6, suffering from a single gunshot wound, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said. The boy was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police also found William Scaccia Jr., 49, dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Scaccia also apparently tried to start a fire in the home, but a resident put it out, Morrissey said.