A man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a murder charge stemming from the stabbing death of his 60-year-old father, identified in media reports as a prominent photojournalist.
Emir Abadzic Lowe, now 20, is charged with one court of murder, along with an allegation that he used a knife during the alleged attack Oct. 12 on his father, Christian Lowe, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Multiple media outlets cited posts on social media identifying the elder Lowe as a renowned British photojournalist who has covered wars including in Bosnia in the 1990s.
“It is with deep sorrow that we share the news of the passing of our dear friend and colleague Paul Lowe, whose brilliant life was cut short in Los Angeles, California …,” VII Photo Agency wrote in an Instagram post in October. “Paul was a courageous and beloved comrade, and a deeply devoted father and husband. The loss is shocking and overwhelming, and our hearts go out to his wife and family.”
Deputies found a man suffering from trauma to his upper body when they arrived at the site on Mount Baldy Road near Stoddard Canyon Falls near Mount Baldy, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Witnesses said a man was seen driving away from the scene who was subsequently involved in a solo traffic accident a few miles away. He was detained pending further investigation, and investigators later said the suspect was the victim’s son, who was identified as Emir Lowe.
“Based on evidence at the scene, coupled with statements made by the son and witnesses, the son was arrested and booked for murder at the San Dimas Station,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
He has remained behind bars since his arrest, according to jail records.
Lowe is due back in a West Covina courtroom Feb. 13. A date is scheduled to be set then for a hearing to determine if there is sufficient evidence to allow the case against him to proceed to trial.