PALM BAY, FL – An 84-year-old man out of Brevard County was charged with attempted murder earlier in December after authorities say the elderly individual shot his son in the face following a dispute where the elderly man accused his son of not visiting him enough.
On December 9th, police arrested 84-year-old William Nowak at his Palm Bay home after the elderly suspect allegedly shot his son following a verbal dispute over the frequency his son would visit him. Authorities were dispatched to the residence located along the 1600 block of Hawksbill Street at approximately 7:30 p.m. following a 911 call from the victim’s wife.
Nowak reportedly lives with his 85-year-old wife and their 62-year-old daughter at the Palm Bay residence, with the elderly man reportedly taking care of the two due to his wife being on in-home hospice care and the daughter reportedly suffering from some sort of disability.
Prior to the shooting incident, police say Nowak’s son and daughter-in-law arrived at the residence to visit, with Nowak allegedly going on a tangent about how his son rarely comes to visit despite the victim reportedly visiting his father on a weekly basis. The argument reportedly took a drastic turn when authorities say Nowak exclaimed to his son, “Get out of my house or I’m going to shoot you,” before retrieving a firearm from a bedroom and allegedly shooting his son in front of his daughter-in-law.
Following the shooting, authorities say Nowak suddenly said, “What just happened,” before breaking down into tears. The victim was transported to an area hospital, having suffered a gunshot wound to the face that resulted in the bullet fragmenting and getting lodged in his face and jaw. As for the elder Nowak, he too was transported to an area hospital due to high blood pressure in the wake of the incident.
Nowak was booked into the Brevard County Jail on an attempted murder charge, with his December 11th initial court appearance resulting in bail being denied. In Florida, second-degree attempted murder where a firearm was used to inflict serious bodily injury carries a mandatory minimum of 25 years in prison upon conviction.
On December 9th, police arrested 84-year-old William Nowak at his Palm Bay home after the elderly suspect allegedly shot his son following a verbal dispute over the frequency his son would visit him. Authorities were dispatched to the residence located along the 1600 block of Hawksbill Street at approximately 7:30 p.m. following a 911 call from the victim’s wife.
Nowak reportedly lives with his 85-year-old wife and their 62-year-old daughter at the Palm Bay residence, with the elderly man reportedly taking care of the two due to his wife being on in-home hospice care and the daughter reportedly suffering from some sort of disability.
Prior to the shooting incident, police say Nowak’s son and daughter-in-law arrived at the residence to visit, with Nowak allegedly going on a tangent about how his son rarely comes to visit despite the victim reportedly visiting his father on a weekly basis. The argument reportedly took a drastic turn when authorities say Nowak exclaimed to his son, “Get out of my house or I’m going to shoot you,” before retrieving a firearm from a bedroom and allegedly shooting his son in front of his daughter-in-law.
Following the shooting, authorities say Nowak suddenly said, “What just happened,” before breaking down into tears. The victim was transported to an area hospital, having suffered a gunshot wound to the face that resulted in the bullet fragmenting and getting lodged in his face and jaw. As for the elder Nowak, he too was transported to an area hospital due to high blood pressure in the wake of the incident.
Nowak was booked into the Brevard County Jail on an attempted murder charge, with his December 11th initial court appearance resulting in bail being denied. In Florida, second-degree attempted murder where a firearm was used to inflict serious bodily injury carries a mandatory minimum of 25 years in prison upon conviction.
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