Man Allegedly Killed Half-Brother — Then Tried to Kill Victim's Kids by Leaving Gas Burners on While They Slept: Police By Nicole Acosta

A California man was arrested after allegedly killing his half-brother and fleeing the house with the stove burners on while the victim’s children slept inside, authorities said.

Zackary A. Brodowski, 32, was taken into custody on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, the Redlands Police Department said in a statement shared on Wednesday, Dec. 24.

Officers responded to an apartment in Redlands on the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 23, after receiving a report of shots fired. There, they found 36-year-old Aaron Richard Rivera dead from apparent gunshot wounds, per police.

During the investigation, police said they identified Brodowski, also Rivera’s half-brother, as a suspect, citing family members and apparent evidence found at the scene.

Authorities claim surveillance cameras from the apartment complex showed Brodowski fleeing the scene immediately after the shooting in a silver 2008 Ford Focus.

Police further alleged that Brodowski left the stove’s gas burners on while Rivera’s two juvenile children slept inside.

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Brodowski was later arrested “without incident” at his home in Calimesa, police said. While searching his residence, investigators found a “firearm believed to be the murder weapon and clothing matching the clothing worn at the time of the shooting,” the release states.

Police said Brodowski is being held without bail at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga. It’s unclear if he has entered a plea or retained an attorney to speak on his behalf.