MIDLAND, Texas — Jason Ybarra Jr., 19, shot his brother in the chest and arm on Wednesday afternoon during a physical altercation. Ybarra Jr. has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Midland police responded to a call regarding a gunshot victim at 3:50 p.m. in the 100 block of E. Francis Ave.
Ybarra Jr. and his brother, whose name was redacted from the arrest affidavit, were arguing inside the residence. Then, the conversation later escalated outside in the front yard where a witness, who was identified as a family member, saw them both physically fight each other.
According to the affidavit, the witness stated that during the brothers' physical altercation, she heard a loud pop and noticed the victim by the front door holding his chest. After that, Ybarra Jr. fled the scene.
Once officers arrived at the scene, they found Ybarra Jr. in the backseat of a vehicle “located on the curtilage of the property." He was then taken into custody and transported to Midland PD. Ybarra Jr. did not want to cooperate or speak with detectives regarding the incident but knew he “intentionally and knowingly caused bodily injury” to his brother.
Once the victim was transported to the Midland Memorial Hospital Emergency Room, he was “uncooperative with officers and paramedics and later became unresponsive at the hospital.”
No further information was revealed at this time.