Keon Martavious Thornhill murder sister Brianna – A Florida man fatally shot his 14-year-old sister in the face, in a tragedy that he initially passed off as a self-inflicted wound, authorities allege. Keon Martavious Thornhill, 19, was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Thursday for murder in the second degree with a weapon, records show.
Officers did not identify the victim, but family identified her as Brianna, according to WSVN.
Keon Martavious Thornhill allegedly shot and killed his 14-year-old sister Brianna. (Mugshot: Miami-Dade County)Keon Martavious Thornhill murder sister Brianna
Police in Opa-Locka, Florida, responded to the a disturbance regarding a man knocking on doors, according to the arrest affidavit. It was Thursday at approximately 12:08 a.m. ET. Officers say that they arrived to find the man outside of the home. He said his sister was bleeding inside, as they recounted. Cops found the child inside with an apparent gunshot wound to her face.
“The defendant spontaneously stated that he was involved in a verbal dispute with the victim, and he went to his room on the second floor and retrieved a firearm,” police said. “The defendant then went downstairs with the firearm, stating that he had cleared it and handed it to the victim. The defendant further stated that the victim shot herself in the face.”
