A Florida teen is behind bars after he admitted to shooting his 14-year-old sister in the face last week.
Officers arrested Keon Martavious Thornhill, 19, at around 12:30 a.m. Thursday. He was since charged with second-degree murder with a weapon over the fatal shooting of his sister, Brianna.
When cops arrived at the scene, Thornhill led them to Brianna's body and “stated that he was involved in a verbal dispute with the victim, and he went to his room on the second floor and retrieved a firearm.”
“The defendant then went downstairs with the firearm, stating that he had cleared it and handed it to the victim. The defendant further stated that the victim shot herself in the face.”
But “while the defendant was being detained, he stated several times to officers on scene, 'I shot her. It was a mistake. Take me in',” police said.
The mother of the two siblings described her late daughter as a “wonderful person.”
“She was very respectful, she was a sweet girl, my baby girl, and now she is gone. She meant the world to us and we are heartbroken.”
