Jury rejects autistic son's claims he accidentally killed father MIAMI, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A Florida jury was unaware a young man they convicted of killing his father has a condition limiting his ability to form strong relationships, his lawyers say. The jury rejected Jason Beckman's claims he accidentally shot and killed his father, Jay Beckman, a Miami-Dade city commissioner, in 2009, The Miami Herald reported Monday. Jason Beckman, 21, suffers from Asperger's' syndrome, a form of autism characterized by an inability to relate to others or form strong relationships. The judge had prevented defense attorneys from presenting testimony about his condition after prosecutors argued no defense expert could testify the syndrome contributed to Beckman's actions that led to the death of his father. Prosecutors decided during the trial not to play Beckman's videotaped statement to police in which he claimed the shooting was an accident. They said Beckman assembled a 12-gauge shotgun, loaded it and shot his 52-year-old father while the man was taking a shower. Beckman's attorney, Herb Smith, said in a closing statement that no one saw his client put the gun together and fire it. After the shooting, Beckman yelled, "Oh my God, somebody call 9ll," which Smith said showed Beckman did not intend to kill his father. A number of students who attended high school with Beckman at the time of the shooting testified he hated his father.