Joseph Leone Sr., 57, said he fired his shotgun to save his own life when Joseph Leone Jr., 29, pointed a handgun at him, sources familiar with the case said. Police recovered the handgun, sources said.
Joseph Leone, 57, is accused of shooting his 29-year-old son, Joseph Leone Jr., in the chest with a shotgun on Bay St. near Scarboro Ave. in Shore Acres just before 7:25 p.m. Friday, police said.