19-year-old son allegedly stabbed ‘courageous’ war photographer dad and left him for dead near popular waterfall in ‘shocking and overwhelming’ crime

Paul Lowe murdered

Inset: Paul Lowe (Amra Abadzic Lowe). Background: Scene near where Paul Lowe was murdered (KTLA/YouTube).

A 19-year-old man is behind bars after he allegedly murdered his father, a well-known war photographer, near a popular waterfall in the San Gabriel Mountains in California.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that it received a call just before 3:30 p.m. Saturday about an assault with a deadly weapon on Mount Baldy Road, near Stoddard Canyon Falls. When first responders arrived they found a man suffering from “trauma to his upper torso.” San Bernardino Fire Department personnel responded and pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

Cops reportedly saw the suspect drive away. He was involved in a solo crash a short time later and was taken into custody.

According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office, the victim is 60-year-old Paul Lowe. The suspect, according to deputies, is Lowe’s son Emir Abadzic Lowe. He’s in the Los Angeles County Jail on a $2 million bond, records show. Deputies did not release a possible motive or details about the events that led up to the stabbing. Stoddard Canyon Falls has gained popularity among locals in recent years due to its swimming holes and waterfalls, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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Paul Lowe was a member of the VII Photo Foundation.

“It is with deep sorrow that we share the news of the passing of our dear friend and colleague Paul Lowe, whose brilliant life was cut short in Los Angeles, California on Saturday. Paul was a courageous and beloved comrade, and a deeply devoted father and husband. The loss is shocking and overwhelming, and our hearts go out to his wife and family,” the foundation wrote in an Instagram post on Monday.

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