Son held on $1 million bail in father's slaying

After shooting his father in their South Seattle home, the victim's 29-year-old son stood over him and fired several more gunshots into his body, police alleged in court papers filed Monday.

The suspect, identified as Tai Duc Thong, was ordered held on $1 million bail Monday after a judge determined there was probable cause to hold the man.

Dan Donohoe, spokesman for the King County Prosecutor's Office, said prosecutors will file a murder charge against Thong this week.

Thong's mother told police she saw her son fatally shoot her husband, Thomas Thong, shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday for no apparent reason, according to a probable-cause affidavit filed by Seattle police.

She said her husband was unarmed, the report said.

Thong's mother told police after her husband had been shot, he lay on the floor moaning as her son shot him again, according to the affidavit.

The son then dialed 911 after the shooting to report that a group of criminals were after him and he was high that morning on marijuana laced with PCP, police said.

When police arrived at the Thong home, in the 9000 block of 39th Avenue South, around 2:20 a.m., they found the wounded man. Thomas Thong was taken to Harborview Medical Center to be treated for gunshot wounds. He later died, according to the police report.

Officers searching the Thong house, in the Beacon Hill neighborhood, found several firearms and a bulletproof vest, police said.

Donohoe said Monday it hasn't been determined whether Thong will face a first-degree murder charge because prosecutors had not yet studied the case.

Thong has no prior criminal history.

Seattle Times news researcher Miyoko Wolf contributed to this report.

Jennifer Sullivan: 206-464-8294 or jensullivan@seattletimes.com