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United nations on manhattans east side. according to law enforcement officials, mr. gilbert was angry because his father wanted to cut his sons weekly allowance from $600 a week to $400 a week. joining me now is the chief investigator reporter for wnbc in new york. jonathan, a lot of quickly developing information, and i believe you have late information now about the gun that was used. >> right. were learning the gun he attained was in ohio. that it was purchased in a gun store there. he himsel...

What? in 3...2...1... are you kidding me? go. right on time. right now, over 20,000 trains are running reliably. we call that predictable. thrillingly predictable. is. >> the wealthy founder of a hedge fund was murdered on sunday in his home apparently in a dispute over $200. 30-year-old thomas gilbert jr. is charged with homicide and criminal possession of a weapon after allegedly shooting his father thomas gilbert sr. in the head at the fathers apartment in a wealthy enclave near the united na...

>> reporter: don, police continue to piece together what led up to the murder of 70-year-old thomas gilbert. he was shot in the head. his body found on the floor of his bedroom on the eighth floor of this apartment building where im standing tonight. the prime suspect -- his very own son, 30-year-old thomas jr. now, heres what police say happened on sunday yesterday. his son came to this apartment to talk to his parents. when he came in, he asked if he could talk privately with his father and he...

The low 20s. windchills in the teens. snowshowers possible in and around new england, but the big story is the comparison coming from antarctica. 7 there and 1 below in portions of the midwest. the summer across this region. back to you. >> colder in minneapolis. 48 minutes after the hour. the son of the hedge fund founder thomas gilbert is charged with murdering his father. police say it was over a cut to the sons allowance. his 70-year-old father was shot to death in the familys new york apa...

Problems and had no recent history of working but does have a history of drug-related offenses and recently violated a restraining order placed on him by a man he assaulted in the hamptons. the man who got beat up also lost his hamptons home to an arson fire and police are now investigating whether thomas gilbert jr. was involved in that fire. gilbert jr., like his dad, graduated from princeton, but apparently did not have his fathers touch with money. thomas gilbert sr. ran a $200 million hedge...

Apartment, covering his face with a hooded sweatshirt. the son then barricaded himself inside his apartment for seven hours, until police used an axe to break down the door. he was then arrested without incident and is expected to be charged with murder although the motive is still very unclear, and we dont yet know if the father and son had a troubled relationship. thomas gilbert, sr. founded wayne scott capital partners a $200 million hedge fund, that mostly trades in biotechnology stock. he h...

Apartment yesterday and few police are questioning his own son. trace gag gary is live with more on the breaking details. >> thomas gilbert, sr. was found dead inside the bedroom of that upper east side apartment. shot one time in the head. his son, 30-year-old thomas gilbert, jr., has been arrested in connection with his fathers death but has not yet been charged. witnesses say the father came home late yesterday afternoon and just minutes later his son came to the apartment. but some believe i...

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