HOUSTON -- The trial of a boy accused of killing his father when he was 10 years old began Wednesday, KPRC Local 2 reports.

The boy is accused of shooting his father, Rick Lohstroh, to death in August 2004. The boy allegedly shot his father in his vehicle when he picked his son up from his mother's west Harris County home.

Detectives said the boy got the gun from his mother's bedroom.

lohstroh and the boy's mother, Deborah Geisler, were divorced.

The judge has closed the trial to the public and the media.

If convicted, the boy could be sentenced to up to 40 years in prison.

Previous Stories:

• October 6, 2004: Lohstroh's Live-In Girlfriend Files Lawsuit Against Estate
• October 5, 2004: 2 Hearings Held For Boy, 10, Charged With Murdering Father
• September 30, 2004: Son, 10, Charged With Murdering Lohstroh
• September 22, 2004: Slain Doctor's Parents Sue Drug Maker, Ex-Wife
• September 14, 2004: Caretaker Asks For Gag Order In Slain Doctor Case
• September 13, 2004: Slain Father's Son To Remain In Juvenile Custody
• September 10, 2004: Friends Blame Brainwashing For Doctor's Death
• September 9, 2004: Grandparents Get Custody Of Boys After Father Shot
• September 2, 2004: Mother Disputes Report She Made Death Threat
• September 1, 2004: Slain Doctor Told Police Wife Threatened To Kill Him
• August 31, 2004: Girlfriend, Colleagues Defend Slain Doctor
• August 30, 2004: Boy Suspected Of Fatally Shooting Father To Remain Detained
• August 27, 2004: Constables: Boy, 10, Shoots Father To Death

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