EDGEWOOD, Wash. – A man was stabbed to death by his own teenage son Saturday morning, after he attacked his brother with a crowbar.
It happened just after midnight at a home in the 800 block of 109th Avenue Court NE, in Edgewood.
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department said Ralph Paputsakis, 47, who was estranged from his family, unexpectedly arrived at the family home. When his 46-year-old brother went outside to see who was in the driveway, Ralph allegedly hit him in the head several times with a crowbar.
Two teenage boys, including Ralph's 17-year-old son, ran outside to help the younger brother. Ralph's son was armed with a knife and stabbed his father multiple times, apparently unaware of who it was.
"We've all been crying all night long and it's the hardest thing I ever had to go through," said the teen's sister, Heather Flores. "What my brother did to him, he didn't know it was our dad. He didn't know it. When he saw him, he just freaked out."
Ralph was taken to the hospital where he died of his wounds. He leaves behind a wife and five children.
The uncle who was beaten was treated and released from the hospital.
The family says they don't know what prompted Ralph to come to the house.
The 17-year old is home with family. Police say they have more investigating to do before they can determine if an arrest should be made