Crime & Justice

California Teen Confesses to Killing Father, 15-Year-Old Brother: Cops

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Robert Cotter told investigators that his brother had shot their father, which police say was inconsistent with evidence gathered at the scene.

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Fresno Police Department

Robert Cotter, 18, was arrested Friday and charged with murder after allegedly confessing to shooting both his father and his brother. Authorities discovered Patrick Cotter, 53, dead from a gunshot wound in his mobile home in Fresno on May 17. Brian Cotter, 15, was found alive, but suffering a gunshot wound. Robert was in the home at the time, unharmed. During an interrogation, he said Brian had shot their father and then himself. Brian died at a nearby hospital days later undergoing treatment for his wounds. Police arrested Robert after finding his story inconsistent with evidence gathered from the scene. They say that he confessed during questioning.

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