Son accused of killing father in Pullman

PULLMAN – A 24-year-old was arrested Saturday and accused of killing his father, the Pullman Police Department reported. Officers were called to an apartment on a report of a domestic dispute involving a father and son. Police say a man declared dead in his son’s Pullman apartment was killed following a domestic violence incident Saturday evening. Virgil C. Luden, 58, of Sammamish was found unresponsive shortly before 5 p.m. on the floor of the apartment. He apparently suffered head wounds, police said in a news release. An autopsy to determine the cause of death is pending. The son, Erik C. Luden, who lived in the apartment, was taken to Pullman Regional Hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, then arrested on a first-degree murder charge. A news release indicated he will be booked into the Whitman County Jail. Police do not have a motive at this time. The apartment at 960 NE C St. is in the middle of the College Hill neighborhood beside Washington State University. Luden is not listed as a WSU student in the university’s online directory.