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Teen Charged In Twin Brother's Death
Twins Had Troubled Past
POSTED: 5:55 pm MST October 22,
2007
UPDATED: 7:07 am MST October 23,
2007
TUCSON, Ariz. -- A 14-year-old boy was arrested this week in the fatal shooting of his twin brother.Tucson police charged Tyler McIntyre with one count of manslaughter in the Sept. 26 death of his brother, Christopher.Investigators said Tyler McIntyre recklessly handled a firearm, which discharged and killed his brother.Christopher McIntyre was at home with his brother, father and a teenage stepsister when the shots were fired, the Tucson Citizen reported.Police said officers arrived at the house to find Christopher McIntyre suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Police initially said they were unsure whether the shooting was a homicide, suicide or accident, according to the Citizen. Investigators did not say why it took almost a month to charge Tyler McIntyre.Pima County prosecutors said Tyler McIntyre was charged Monday as a juvenile. He was already in the custody of juvenile corrections officials on unrelated charges.Court documents show the twins had been arrested in the past and had a troubled family life, and both were on probation in the past year, according to the Citizen.Tyler McIntyre had been charged with criminal damage and Christopher McIntyre faced charges of disorderly conduct with a domestic violence aggravation, threatening and intimidating, and possession of drug paraphernalia, the Citizen reported.Court records show Christopher's charges stemmed from an incident last year in which he threatened to kill his father and stepmother after he was transferred from his mother's custody to his father's by state Child Protective Services, according to the newspaper.Tyler McIntyre was initially arrested for violating two of the terms of his probation, Jesus Diaz, deputy director of juvenile court services, told the Citizen.Diaz told the paper Tyler McIntyre was not allowed to leave his home but did so anyway, and police knew because he was wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet on his ankle.Diaz said the youth also failed to report contact with police to his parole officer after investigators tested his urine and blood following his brother's death.ELSEWHERE ON KPHO.COM: Arizona is sending more firefighting equipment and personnel to help combat major wildfires burning in Southern California. CLICK HERE for details.
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