FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man has been convicted of fatally shooting his 20-year-old son during an argument.
Court records show 41-year-old Jonathan Brunelle was found guilty Saturday of second-degree murder. He faces a possible life sentence at a June 10 hearing.
Prosecutors say Brunelle and his son, Shane, got into a verbal argument in June 2017 at their Lehigh Acres home. Brunelle called the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and said deputies had better respond before he put a bullet in his son. The argument ended when deputies arrived and the son planned to stay with another relative.
After deputies left, authorities say Brunelle shot his son in the stomach. He then called 911 and claimed the shooting was an accident. The son died at a hospital.
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