A newly released 911 call has revealed the terrifying moments a Florida man learned his father shot and killed his younger brother earlier this month.
David Contreras, 52, was arrested on Nov. 3, hours after he allegedly shot his son, Eric Contreras, 21, multiple times at their home in Kendall, Fla.
The father reportedly shot his son “for unknown reasons” before calling police and telling them he shot his son, according to WTVJ, citing police reports.
Following his call with police, Contreras called his wife and other son vaguely telling them what happened while urging them to come home, according to his son, also named David Contreras.
“I don’t know, I think something happened to my brother, my dad called and he panicked,” she told the dispatcher. “My mother called me saying that someone has died, I’m not sure, I’m scared.”
At the time of the shooting, only David Contreras and his older son Eric were home because his mother was in Orlando and the younger David Contreras was on his way to Disney World when he received a panicked call from his parents and turned back but 30 minutes away.
The call to the police was disconnected forcing him to call again to find out more information about the alleged shooting.
David Contreras was charged with second-degree murder with a weapon after allegedly shooting his son to death earlier this month. Miami-Dade Corrections Officer Eric Contreras was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds when police arrived at the scene on November 3.
“My dad called me screaming, saying to go home, go home, then I hung up, my mom called me saying that someone had been shot, I don’t know who, and then I hung up and I called 911,” she notify the other sender.
“He said that someone died, I don’t know what happened, I’m trying, I hope it’s not my brother.”
When police arrived, they found Eric Contreras suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Eric Contreras Fraternity at Florida International University remembers him by saying that he embodied their core principles of Virtue, Diligence and Brotherly Love. Eric Contreras / Facebook Following his call with the police, Contreras called his wife and other son vaguely telling them what happened while urging them to come home, according to his son, also named David Contreras. NBC6 South Florida
Following his arrest, attorney David Contreras said his father was emotionally unwell.
“This is just a very tragic situation. He’s upset,” Frank Quintero Jr., one of three attorneys representing Contreras, told NBC Miami before claiming Eric Contreras’ mental health may have been a factor in the shooting.
“The victim is the child of the defendant, and the victim has suffered some severe emotional and mental conditions, and we are still trying to determine what happened, why it happened.”
No motive for the shooting has been released as Miami-Dade police are still investigating.
Police arrested Contreras at the scene after receiving a call from him about the shooting. NBC6 South Florida No motive for the shooting has been released as Miami-Dade police are still investigating. NBC6 South Florida
The Eric Contreras Fraternity at Florida International University remembers him, saying that he embodied their core principles of Virtue, Diligence and Brotherly Love.
“Eric was a committed SigEp who will always be remembered for being a loving person and lighting up any room he was in,” FIU’s Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter said in a statement on Instagram.
On Monday, Contreras’ attorney entered a not guilty plea for him, and is being held without bond, which his attorney hopes Judge Daryl Trawick will grant.
The next court hearing is scheduled for January 4, 2024.
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