Man in critical condition at Seattle hospital

The Daily Inter Lake

A Somers man was in critical condition Wednesday at a Seattle hospital after being shot twice during a disturbance with his father.

Timothy William Withrow Jr., 18, was shot Tuesday in the chest and stomach with a .25-caliber automatic pistol, said Flathead County Sheriff Mike Meehan.

Withrow's father, 52-year-old Timothy William Withrow Sr., was taken into custody shortly after noon Tuesday at the family's home in the 600 block of Somers Road.

He was charged Wednesday with felony aggravated assault, according to court records.

Sheriff's deputies responded to the Withrow home after Timothy Withrow Sr. called 911 to report he had shot his son during an escalating domestic disturbance. Authorities have yet to say what caused the altercation between the two men.

Several other family members were in the home when the shooting occurred, Meehan said.

Timothy Withrow Jr. was taken to Kalispell Regional Medical Center, where he was treated before being moved to the intensive care unit at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

The younger Withrow was serving a one-year probationary sentence for assaulting family members, including his father, mother, and girlfriend.

He was charged in September 2008 with felony aggravated assault, tampering with a communications device and three counts of partner or family member assault after attempting to strangle his girlfriend and then punching his parents.