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Marin County Investigators: Man shoots, kills brother

MARIN COUNTY (KRON) — A man shot and killed his brother in a home near Mill Valley early Wednesday morning, according to Marin County sheriff’s officials.

Investigators tell KRON 4 that deputies responded to a report of an accidental shooting at a home on Bayview Terrace near the Strawberry Village Shopping Center at about 12:30 a.m. Inside the home, they found a 43-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his chest. Emergency medical crews pronounced him dead at the scene.


Officials say the suspect, Johnson Gibbs, told investigators that he shot his brother inside the home, which the men shared with their mother and uncle. Deputies say they recovered the gun that was used in the shooting.

The 41-year-old suspect was booked into the Marin County Jail on a murder charge.

Officials say detectives are continuing to interview family members and witnesses to determine a motive. They say deputies don’t believe there was an altercation prior to the shooting.