Jeff Murray

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An Elmira man is dead and his brother is in jail following a reported altercation and shooting Tuesday night in northern Bradford County.

Pennsylvania State Police at Towanda identified the victim as Fred Orson Barnes, 46, of Elmira. Daryl Lynn Barnes Jr., 51, of 33 Hillside Acres in Ridgebury Township, has been charged in connection with his death.

The two men are brothers, troopers said.

An altercation between the men occurred shortly before 8 p.m. at Daryl Barnes' residence, state police said. During the altercation, Daryl Barnes shot the victim once in the chest region with a shotgun, police alleged.

Elmira man, 24, shot to death, police say

Fred Barnes was transported to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, where he succumbed to his injuries, state police said.

Daryl Barnes was charged with one count of criminal homicide. He was arraigned by Magisterial District Justice Michael Shaw and sent to the Bradford County Correctional Facility without bail.

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