30 year Thomas Gilbert Jr, (pictured left) shot his
70year old rich dad Thomas Gilbert (pictured
right) at his Manhattan home on Sunday afternoon
January 4th. Gilbert Sr was the founder of
$200million hedge fund, Wainscott Capital.
Thomas Jr had gone to see his father at his home
after the father threatened to stop paying his
$2,400-a-month rent and also cut his weekly
allowance to $300, according to New York Daily
News. While father and son were reportedly
arguing about their issues, Thomas Jr sent his
mother out of the house to buy him a sandwich so
she wouldn't witness what he was planning to do.
According to reports, Thomas, who attended
$50,000-a-year school, then shot his father in
the head and left the gun, said to belong to his
father, on his chest.
The hedge fund founder's body was discovered by
his wife who then called police and told them
she'd left her son with his father before she left
the house that afternoon. She then gave the
police her son's address. The NYPD arrested
Thomas Jr later at his own home and this morning
charged him with his father's murder and criminal
possession of a weapon.
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