A Texas teen was charged with murder after he mistakenly shot his uncle while both fired at a targeted car earlier this month.
The incident unfolded on Dec. 1 when Derrick Sanders Jr., 19, and Christopher Sanders Sr., 40, were both at a Dodge Charger with four other occupants following a Chrysler 300 and firing shots at its occupants.
Investigators said Derrick was hanging out of the rear driver’s side window and firing shots over the top of the car when he struck his uncle who was in the front passenger seat.
The bullet was fired at a downward angle, pierced through the roof of the Dodge hitting Sanders’ head.
Christopher Sanders was found dead in the Dodge wearing orange gloves similar to others found near the car.
Evidence including bloody footprints, clothes, and a handgun was found at the apartment complex’s air conditioning unit.
While Derrick admitted to being in the car at the time of the shooting, he did not admit he was the one who fired the fatal shot.
He has been charged with felony murder and firing a weapon into an occupied vehicle.
