Redlands, California — A Southern California man is in custody after authorities say he shot and killed his half-brother and then attempted to endanger the victim’s children by leaving gas burners running inside the family’s apartment while they slept.
According to the Redlands Police Department, Zackary Brodowski, 32, has been arrested and charged with one count of murder and one count of attempted murder following the fatal shooting of Aaron Richard Rivera, 36, early Tuesday morning.
Deadly shooting reported at Redlands apartment
Police say officers were dispatched to the Rivera Apartments on Kansas Street early Tuesday after receiving reports of gunshots fired inside the complex. When officers arrived, they located Rivera inside an apartment suffering from multiple apparent gunshot wounds.
Despite emergency response efforts, Rivera was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
Gas burners allegedly left on as children slept
Investigators say the violence did not end with the shooting. Police allege that Brodowski left the gas burners on the kitchen stove, filling the apartment with gas while the victim’s two children were asleep inside the residence…