‘You want to get shot instead?’: Dad executed son after accusing victim’s fiancee of ‘withholding information’ about his wife’s affair, police say

Harold Luster (Jefferson County, Missouri Sheriff

Harold Luster (Jefferson County, Missouri Sheriff’s Office)

A 61-year-old man in Missouri has been arrested after he allegedly killed his son on Christmas Eve, fatally shooting the 26-year-old in front of his fiancee following a dispute about whether they knew about his wife cheating on him. Harold Luster was taken into custody on Tuesday and charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of armed criminal action in the slaying of Kevin M. Ward, authorities announced.

According to a news release from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the fatal shooting took place at about 8:55 p.m. on Dec. 24, 2024, at a residence in the 6400 block of Highway PP in High Ridge, about 25 miles southwest of St. Louis.

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