23-05-2025
Man 'murders' stepson after horror Fortnite argument with blood outside door
Kelly Agar Garcia, 43, was arrested after he allegedly shot his adult stepson several times - including twice in the back when he tried to escape the gunfire - after a row over Fortnite
A man allegedly murdered his stepson in a row over punishment for another nine-year-old, who was caught playing Fortnite despite being banned.
Kelly Agar Garcia, 43, was arrested after he allegedly shot his adult stepson several times - including twice in the back when he tried to escape the gunfire. A neighbour later said she could see blood outside the home's front entranceway. Police said Garcia and his wife were at their Davenport, Florida home on Wednesday night, with her three biological sons, 9, 11 and 26.
The youngest boy was secretly playing Fortnite in his older brother's bedroom, despite his parents banning him from the game. After he was found to be playing it, his mum confiscated his phone as a punishment, which deeply upset the boy, police said.
The nine-year-old then took a 9mm handgun out of his parents' bedroom drawers out of fury, before the parents wrestled with him to take the gun away.
Garcia managed to get the handgun out of the boy's possession, when 26-year-old Azareel Martinez entered the room, the force added. Azareel noticed his younger brother was "in an agitated state" after the scuffle, according to the police report.
Garcia and Azareel then started to argue after the dispute, before the stepdad shot his wife's son several times in the chest and abdomen, it was alleged.
The stepson managed to turn away and retreat from the room after being shot, before Garcia shot him twice in the back, police claimed. Azareel then collapsed to the floor, authorities said.
He was later taken to a hospital, but died from his injuries. Meanwhile, Garcia was arrested and taken to the Polk County jail.
Police were initially called to the home at about 7pm, and spent four hours interviewing the family.
The force later confirmed the suspect was detained, but it was still gathering information about what led to the shooting.
A neighbour said at the time the incident was scary, and she could see blood outside the home.
"It's a little disturbing when you don't know what's going on," she told News Channel 8. "It's a little nerve-wracking."
In a separate case, a teenage boy confessed to stabbing his seven-year-old brother to death in a fit of rage after losing on a mobile phone video game.
Russian 13-year-old Alexander allegedly trashed the family home and broke his phone before killing his unnamed brother over fears he would tell their mum what he'd done.
The boys' mum Olga, 32, left them sleeping in the house in Dudinka in Russia's Krasnoyarsk Krai region on April 23 while she took her six-month-old daughter to the girl's grandparents' home.
When Alexander woke up, he reportedly began playing a game on his phone, but flew into a fit of rage after losing a round. He reportedly began hitting furniture and turned everything upside down in the house before breaking his phone.
The younger brother woke up from the noise and hid from his brother in the kitchen.
The teenager was reportedly afraid his younger brother would tell everyone what happened in the house, and in a fit of anger, allegedly took a knife and stabbed the seven-year-old 15 times.
