ELIZABETHVILLE, Pa. (WHTM) – A northern Dauphin County teenager jailed for fatally shooting his brother is headed to trial.

Charges against 16-year-old Dakota Thornton were held for court following a preliminary hearing Wednesday.

Thornton is accused of killing his 18-year-old brother Dominick in a Williams Township apartment on March 30. He was 15 years old at the time.

According to charging documents, he admitted he shot his brother with a .410 shotgun because he was romantically interested in his brother’s girlfriend.

A formal arraignment in Dauphin County Court is scheduled for Sept. 23.Get breaking news, weather and traffic on the go. Download the ABC27 News App and the ABC27 Weather App for your phone and tablet.