This week David de Jesús Contreras appeared in court, a 52-year-old Cuban accused of fatally shooting his son late last year in Miami-Dade County.
The defense of the man, who was arrested in November of last year for fatally shooting his 21-year-old son at his home in the Kendall area, has requested that he be released on bail.
During the hearing, Contreras, who faces a second-degree murder charge, cried before the judge and appeared distressed after listening to the 911 call he made the night he shot his son, Eric Contreras, a high school student. University of Florida.
In this call, the man can be heard saying “What have I done?”, while explaining to authorities that he was arguing with his son and ended up shooting him in the head.
“I was fighting with my son… I lost my mind, he didn’t stop,” the man said on the phone that fateful night.
According to the medium NBC Newsthe process, called the Arthur hearing, is similar to a small trial, but is carried out more quickly, and could end up granting bail to Contreras, but the decision is still being debated.
According to the aforementioned media, the family had traveled to Orlando, Florida, to visit the Disney theme park before the incident, but Eric began to act differently, so he and his father returned home to Kendall, where it broke out. the discussion.
The family fight grew in intensity until Contreras pulled out a firearm and shot his son, calling 911 shortly after to confess what he had done.
The police report indicates that Contreras fired the firearm on multiple occasions for “unknown” reasons. After officers arrived at the scene, the young man was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the local press, Eric was 21 years old and a student at Florida International University, having graduated from Christopher Columbus High School, and had mental health problems.
At the time of the incident, he was undergoing treatment, which may have triggered his behavior and the subsequent argument with his father.
Contreras’ defense maintains that the accused was very depressed, which is why they requested his release on bail, despite the seriousness of the crime hanging over his head.
