REDWOOD CITY (KRON/BCN) — A 65-year-old retired physician has pleaded not guilty to shooting and injuring his son during an argument at their San Carlos home last month, San Mateo County prosecutors said today.
Alan Fisher has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the April 22 shooting that injured his 33-year-old son at the home in the 800 block of Crestview Drive. Fisher entered his plea Friday, according to the district attorney’s office.
Prosecutors said Fisher got into an argument with his son that escalated into a fight. Prosecutors said Fisher had been drinking and that his son has alcohol and anger management problems.
The victim allegedly had a pocketknife and Fisher armed himself with a .380-caliber semiautomatic handgun, then shot his son in the neck and abdomen, prosecutors said.
The son was taken to Stanford Hospital and is expected to survive, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.
Fisher was not injured. He told investigators that he had to defend himself from his son. He was arrested and booked into county jail. His bail has been set for $1 million.
Fisher is scheduled to return to court on Tuesday for a motion by his defense attorney Richard Weese to reduce his bail, prosecutors said. A preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for May 13.
Weese was not immediately available today to comment on the case.