A 32-year-old Akiachak man was charged with murder Thursday in the September shooting death of his brother, troopers said in a report posted online.

Robert Snyder was arrested in Akiachak on Thursday afternoon and charged with first-degree murder, according to troopers. He is accused of shooting his brother, 36-year-old Tom Snyder, with a shotgun after an argument about alcohol on the evening of Sept. 13, troopers said.

After shooting his brother, Robert Snyder then shot himself in the head — sustaining life-threatening injuries — and was transported to Seattle for medical care, according to troopers.