A teenager in Pennsylvania has admitted to killing his older brother because of a dispute over a girl.
Dakota Thornton, 15, told investigators that he shot Dominick Thornton, 18, early Wednesday in Williamstown.
Troopers responded to a 911 call shortly after 2 a.m. and found Dakota Thornton in an apartment.
The criminal complaint obtained by ABC27 says the teen put his hands in the air and stated, “I shot my brother.”
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Thornton was charged as an adult with murder and possession of an instrument of crime after he told police about a .410-gauge shotgun hidden nearby that they then located.
“They were both interested in the same girl,” District Attorney Ed Marsico said, reported PennLive.
The 15-year-old told officers that he “ultimately shot and killed his brother over the fact that he was romantically interested in the brother’s girlfriend.”