Twin Shoots Brother Near Fashion Valley in San Diego

A man shot his twin brother in the leg on Wednesday near the Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego, it was reported.
Twin Shoots Brother Near Fashion Valley in San Diego
Jack Phillips
7/10/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

A man shot his twin brother in the leg on Wednesday near the Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego, it was reported.

The shooting took place at around 5:30 a.m., San Diego police told ABC-10 television.

The victim was taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital, according to a fire rescue dispatcher.

The station said that no other details were released.

San Diego 6 News reported that the two brothers were identical twins and were both 34 years old, according to its Twitter feed. It said the shooting took place in front of a home.

Citing police investigators, NBC San Diego reported that the twin shot his brother in a dispute that lasted throughout the night.

Police took the suspect into custody and he will be charged for assault with a deadly weapon.

Officials described the other brother’s injuries as non-life-threatening.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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