Keith BieryGolick, and Ally Marotti

A man who police say shot his brother in the head in Colerain Township was arrested Friday night.

Police responded to the 2400 block of Fulbourne Drive at about 11:20 p.m. for reports of a man shot. Gary Shearer, 49, was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the back of his head, said Brent Wethington, night shift clerk at the Colerain Police Department.

His brother, Curtis Shearer, fled the scene, but was arrested shortly after.

He is being held at the Hamilton County Detention Center on charges of compounding a crime and felonious assault. His bond is set at $300,000.

According to court documents, the brothers argued over their mother's estate. Gary Shearer told police his brother threatened to kill him several times before pulling a gun from his pants and firing a shot.

Curtis Shearer then fled the scene, disposing of his gun as he ran, according to court documents. When officers stopped him in the 2600 block of Fulbourne, he was not in possession of a gun.

Curtis Shearer is scheduled to appear in court Saturday morning at 9 a.m.

Wethington did not know what condition Gary Shearer was in Saturday morning, but police said Friday he was conscious and talking after the shooting.

UCMC representatives declined to comment on his condition.