Nation California doctor fatally shot, 15-year-old son survives over 30 hours in Sierra Nevada forest July 8, 2020 Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY Comments Off on California doctor fatally shot, 15-year-old son survives over 30 hours in Sierra Nevada forest Dr. Ari Gershman and his son Jack went to spend the weekend together in the wilderness. But police say a random gunman opened fire, killing Gershman.