Father and son reunion at diner ends in murder-suicide

Saturday, June 1, 2019
NEW PALTZ, New York (WABC) -- A father and son are both dead after re-uniting at a diner in Ulster County.

Police say Andrew Kaartine, 58, and his 22-year-old son, Jeremy decided to meet at the Plaza Diner in New Paltz.
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They both got out of their cars and were talking in the parking lot, when the son shot his father.

There was a police chase involving the son. He crashed his car and then shot himself.
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Police say they are still trying to figure out why the father and son decided to meet.

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