Dad who decided to use loaded gun to break up fight between his daughter and wife spent Father's Day in jail on murder charges: Police

A North Texas antheral is down bars aft shooting and killing his daughter portion trying to interruption up a household feud connected Father's Day, according to instrumentality enforcement successful the Lone Star State.

Charles Tod Brooks, 61, stands accused of 1 number of murder successful the decease of 25-year-old Rebekah Bailey Brooks, according to a press release issued by the Parker County Sheriff's Office.

On Sunday, deputies received a 911 telephone astir a gunshot unfortunate astatine a residence successful Azle, a tiny metropolis immoderate 15 miles northwest of Fort Worth.

"Deputies responded to the country wherever they rapidly located the victim, an big female, and instantly started lifesaving measures," the property merchandise reads. "Medic 71 and Fire Rescue arrived connected country and took implicit CPR and beingness redeeming measures but were unsuccessful."

Investigators "learned precise aboriginal successful the investigation" the victim's begetter "was responsible" for the fatal gunshot, the sheriff's bureau said.

The defendant, for his part, insists the shooting was accidental.

Witnesses told investigators it each began with a carnal altercation betwixt Rebekah Brooks and her parent wrong the house.

As the combat continued, Charles Brooks moved to interruption things up, according to instrumentality enforcement. The suspect himself allegedly "confessed" to retrieving a handgun, loading the weapon, and past chambering 1 slug earlier attempting to abstracted the 2 women, the sheriff's bureau said.

"It was Mr. Brooks' relationship that portion attempting to abstracted the 2 women the weapon was fired and the slug struck the unfortunate successful the chest," the property merchandise reads.

Initially, instrumentality enforcement did not merchandise details astir the thoroughfare wherever the shooting occurred oregon the victim's name. Azle is simply a mostly agrarian metropolis located successful northeast Parker County. On Tuesday, Newsweek reported the incidental occurred connected Antler Ridge Court.

The autopsy was performed by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office, which shared the victim's name, according to Dallas-based ABC affiliate WFAA.

"[T]houghts and prayers of the Sheriff's Office are with the household and loved ones of this victim," Parker County Sheriff Russ Authier said.

It remains unclear what Rebekah Brooks and her parent were arguing astir that allegedly spurred the elder Brooks into action.

Law&Crime reached retired to the Parker County Sheriff's Office for further details connected this story, but the bureau did not instantly respond.

The suspect is presently detained successful the Parker County Jail connected $2 cardinal enslaved — an magnitude acceptable by the section justness of the peace.

Charles Brooks' felony lawsuit was not instantly docketed online, tribunal records show.

Texas Rangers person joined the investigation, which is ongoing, according to the sheriff's office.