A son stabbed his father to death outside a motel in Hartford Saturday morning, according to police.
Police responded to the motel on Weston Street just after 11 a.m.
The father and son were in a car and got into a dispute, police said.
The son had finished his stay at the hotel and the father was there to pick him up. It's not clear what sparked the dispute, according to police.
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Police identified the victim as 78-year-old Vincent Hokim, of Middletown.
The suspect, 49-year-old Raybin Hokim, remained at the scene and was taken into custody. He is cooperating with investigators, police said.
The younger Hokim, a Hartford resident, is charged with murder.
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He appeared in court on Monday and bond was set at $2 million.
He is due in court next on Feb. 19.
