Famous war photographer Paul Lowe allegedly sta.bbed to de.ath by son

A celebrated photojournalist was sta.bbed to de.ath while hiking near Los Angeles – with his own 19-year-old son held as the prime suspect, according to reports

Famous war photographer Paul Lowe allegedly stabbed to de.ath by son

Paul Lowe, 61, was found near a popular hiking trail near Stoddard Canyon Falls in the San Gabriel Mountains by deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, KTLA reported.

Lowe was found on the hiking trail with trauma to his upper torso and a stab wound to his neck. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The cause of death was ruled to be the injury sustained to the neck, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.

A man who fled the scene in a car – crashing a few miles down the road – was found to be none other than the victim’s 19-year-old son, Emir Lowe, according to KTLA.

He was taken into custody by the LASD under suspicion of killing his dad.

Emir Lowe is set to appear in court Tuesday. He is being held at Los Angeles County Jail on a $2 million bond, according to the report.

Paul Lowe had a decades-long career as a journalist and was an award winning war photographer. He covered the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Bosnian war, the Romanian Revolution, and the siege of Sarajevo. Lowe was also a beloved professor at the University of the Arts in London.

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