Teen Boy Arrested in Shooting Death of Older Brother, 24, in Fallbrook

A 15-year-old Fallbrook boy has been arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting his older brother, authorities said Friday.

The teenager, whose name was withheld because he is a minor, was taken into custody Thursday for allegedly killing Eduardo Delarosa, 24, a day earlier, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

The boy was booked into juvenile hall in San Diego.

Deputies responding to a report of an assault at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday found Delarosa lying in front of a home in the 900 block of Alturas Road, suffering from a gunshot wound to his abdomen, sheriff’s Lt. Michael Krugh said. Paramedics took him to a hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.

Officials have released no motive for the alleged murder.

“Sheriff’s homicide investigators are working to gather more information to determine the circumstances and motivation behind this death,” Krugh said Friday.

– City News Service