Brother Kills Brother

"ATHENS, TX - Henderson County Sheriff's are continuing their investigation into a murder-suicide that occurred over the weekend.

"Saturday, just before 4:00 pm, law enforcement was called to 9821 Richardson Road in the Athens area. They found one man dead of gunshot wounds in the living room of the home, and another man dead of a single gunshot wound in a back bedroom. Police now say that Justin Higginbotham, 23, shot his brother, Robert Higginbotham, 26, multiple times with a .45 caliber handgun and an SKS assault rifle, then retreated to a back bedroom where he shot himself once in the head with the handgun.

"Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.

"The grandmother of both brothers, as well as Robert Higginbotham's 1-year-old daughter, were in the living room of the residence when the shooting occurred. The girl's mother was on the front porch.

"The home belonged to Robert Higginbotham."

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