the child of an oxnard teenager convicted of gunned down a gay classmate but was acquainted attracted to him has been found strangled , ventura regional authorities confirmed today . bill mcinerney , 45 , was located shortly before 8 a . m . in the common room of his silver crown apartment by a friend , said frank baroni , angeles prefecture ' s municipal assistant medical examiner . the friend was said to challenge him to a court hearing in his son ' s murderer conviction , baroni said . mcinerney ' s 15 - year - old son , shawn , is accused of murder and a hate offence in the february . 12 , 2008 , gunfire death of classmate lawrence " larry " king , 15 . the two boys had been verbal in the days before the stabbing , allegedly because they had displayed a romantic interest in larry .
Bill McInerney is accused of killing a gay teenager.