South Bay Man Acquitted in 18-Year-Old Son's Killing

COMPTON, CA -- A Carson man accused of shooting his 18-year-old son in the midst of a fight was acquitted of a murder charge Tuesday.

Jurors deliberated for one day before finding Anderson Edward Lyiscott, 53, not guilty of murder.

Lyiscott had been held on $1 million bail since his arrest Feb. 20. He and his son, Giovanni, got into an argument that day at their home, prompting the young man to lock himself inside his room, according to Deputy District Attorney R.J. Dreiling.

Dreiling said Lyiscott armed himself with a gun, fired at the door handle to his son's bedroom room and entered the room, where the two got involved in a struggle.

Lyiscott's gun discharged during the fight and his son was shot in the chest, according to the prosecutor. The victim was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Giovanni's brother told the Daily Breeze in February that his father never would never have intentionally hurt his son.

"(Giovanni) was a good guy and my dad was a good guy," Taron Lyiscott told the newspaper. "He loved him. I know my dad, and my dad worshipped Giovanni."

-- City News Service, photo via Shutterstock