15-year-old accused of shooting 23-year-old brother and dumping his body in a canal was 'mad' about being forced to clean kitchen tiles, mom says

A Florida teen allegedly admitted to shooting his older brother and dumping his body successful a adjacent canal — and their parent thinks she knows why.

The Broward County Sheriff's Office identified 15-year-old Demetre Fleurimond arsenic the fishy successful the decease of his brother, 23-year-old Kevin Dominique, whose assemblage was recovered connected Tuesday. According to Carey Codd, a spokesperson from the sheriff's bureau who spoke to section ABC affiliate WSVN, Fleurimond confessed to shooting his brother astatine the location they shared with their mother. He past allegedly utilized Dominique's car to thrust his assemblage to the canal to dispose of it.

The car was recovered successful a room parking lot.

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According to the Broward County Sheriff's Office, constabulary received reports of a dormant body successful a canal successful Dania Beach astatine astir 8 a.m. connected Tuesday. They determined that Dominique had died of aggregate gunshot wounds. The probe rapidly led constabulary to question Fleurimond, who allegedly "intentionally changeable and killed" his member astatine their home. The teen reportedly confessed to the sidesplitting the aforesaid night, and helium was arrested and charged with 1 number of first-degree execution with a firearm. Police said helium was processed done the state's Juvenile Assessment Center.

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Local autarkic quality affiliate WPLG obtained an apprehension study that stated that Dominique was past seen live connected Sunday. When helium did not amusement up for enactment connected Monday morning, helium was reported missing.

WPLG spoke to Marie Jeanty, the parent of some brothers, who offered up a imaginable motive for wherefore Fleurimond allegedly gunned down his ain brother. Jeanty told WPLG, "Sunday morning, erstwhile I came backmost I saw the room tiles were clean. I said [to Fleurimond], 'I cognize you did it, but Kevin must've asked you to bash it.' He said, 'Yes I did it. Kevin told maine to bash it.' I judge that made him mad."

Jeanty told the outlet that erstwhile she spoke to her younger lad aft his arrest, she asked him if helium had been abused by Dominique, and "[h]e said 'no.'"

WSVN reported that Fleurimond was scheduled to beryllium successful tribunal connected Thursday.