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Court docs: Son hit his father with crow bar before fatally stabbing him in Sycamore Township

Stabbing in Sycamore Township
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SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A 69-year-old man died after he was allegedly stabbed by his son in Sycamore Township, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (HCSO).

The Hamilton County Coroner's Office identified him as John Luecke.

HCSO said detectives from the criminal investigation section responded to the incident just after 7 p.m. Thursday in the 8300 block of Wicklow Ave. in Sycamore Township.

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Elderly man allegedly stabbed by son is now dead, according to sheriff

According to HCSO, John Luecke was found at the home, where his 33-year-old son, identified in court records as Jared Luecke, admitted to stabbing him. Jared is charged with one count of murder and one count of tampering with evidence.

According to court documents, Jared and his father got into a verbal argument, before the fight turned physical. Jared allegedly retrieved a crow bar and knife from his bedroom before hitting his father twice in the shoulder with the crow bar, court documents say.

The two struggled, and Jared picked up the knife from the floor, where it had fallen from his pocket, and stabbed his father seven to eight times, the documents say.

"During the post-Miranda interview of Jared Luecke, he advised detectives of his attempts to clean up the scene by use of floor cleaning products he retrieved from the kitchen," reads the document.

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