Teenager Arrested For The Murder Of His 8-Year-Old Brother

According to court filings, a Baltimore teenager is accused of using a shotgun he acquired by trading a puppy to kill his 8-year-old brother.

Devin Wilson, 18, was taken into custody on Tuesday, January 17, pursuant to an arrest warrant in connection with the murder of Dylan King on December 30. He was charged with first- and second-degree murder, assault, and weapons offences.

According to the criminal documents reported by Fox 5 Baltimore, Wilson was babysitting his four younger brothers, who ranged in age from 2 to 8, when he phoned his mother and asked her to come home because Dylan had been shot.

Wilson allegedly claimed Dylan, his 8-year-old brother had accidentally shot himself in the head when the teenager’s stepfather returned home.

When police arrived at the family’s residence in the 2100 block of Presbury Street, they discovered a neighbour giving the 8-year-old kid, who was subsequently declared dead, CPR.

According to the documents released on Wednesday, Jan. 18, an officer who arrived at the scene heard sobbing coming from an upstairs bedroom and found Wilson inside, covered in blood, aiming a shotgun at his own forehead, and wearing blood-soaked clothes.

Wilson was detained after the officer was able to persuade the teenager to put down the weapon, and was later transferred to a hospital for a mental health assessment.

Dylan’s death was determined a homicide caused by a single shotgun wound by the medical examiner’s office.

The prosecution papers state that Wilson’s stepfather confessed to police that he had recently developed an interest in firearms and had been given an outing to a shooting range for his birthday.

According to WBAL-TV, the stepfather reportedly claimed that Wilson had bought the firearm used in his brother’s murder by bartering a puppy for it.

Authorities noted that since Wilson was 18 and had no prior criminal records when he purchased the Silver Eagle pump action shotgun, the transaction was not unlawful.

Wilson was detained without being granted bail. He must appear in court on February 15, for a preliminary hearing.