Florida Teen Confesses to Killing Older Brother, Mother Believes She Knows the Motive

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of his older brother, whose body was discovered near a canal in Dania Beach on Tuesday morning. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a 911 call around 8 a.m. reporting a body floating in the canal near Ocean Waterway Boulevard and Old Griffin Road.

“He was later identified as 23-year-old Kevin Dominique. Broward Sheriff’s Office Homicide and Crime Scene Units also responded to the scene,” said BSO spokesperson Carey Codd. “Through their investigation, they learned that Mr. Dominique had suffered multiple gunshot wounds.”

Detectives quickly identified a suspect in the case: Dominique’s younger brother, 15-year-old Demetre Fleurimond. “Late on Tuesday night, he did admit to committing this crime,” Codd said. Investigators believe the shooting occurred inside the family’s home on Southwest Sixth Avenue after Dominique returned from work, according to local ABC affiliate WSVN…

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