Dramatic Ring camera footage was captured moments after a Florida father allegedly shot and killed his son last November, according to multiple reports.
Ring camera footage acquired by NBC 6 South Florida The photo released Friday shows a conversation between David Contreras, 52, and his wife shortly after he allegedly killed their son.
The video was originally shown at a bail hearing for Contreras, who faces second-degree murder charges for allegedly shooting and killing his son Eric in his parents’ home last week, the newspaper said.
Defense attorneys argued during the bail hearing that Contreras, who pleaded not guilty in November, should be allowed to return home while awaiting trial, TooFab reported. report. (Related: Ring camera captures Florida man screaming for help after allegedly shot: Report)
According to an arrest report, he allegedly shot his son multiple times “for unknown reasons,” and then contacted law enforcement, who then filed a report, NCB 6 reported.
The video appears to show an emotional conversation between Contreras and his wife.
“Hey, hey! David, please speak!” his wife yelled before asking, “Is he alive?” Is he breathing? ”
“No. He’s not breathing, he’s dead,” Contreras told her, staring directly into the Ring camera.
“But why, David? Why?” I hear his wife ask.
“The fighting on the way home was excruciating,” Contreras said. “And then we get here, and the next thing you know, he’s going to go to the Keys, he’s going to go with Jacob, he’s going to invite the girls, they can go and stay the night. I said no.”
Contreras then started crying and told his wife, “It’s not your fault.”
The Ring camera footage then cuts to police body camera footage, showing officers responding to Contreras’ 911 call arriving with guns drawn.
“I shot my son. Oh my god,” Contreras said when asked why police were called to his home.
“Where is your son?” a police officer can be heard asking.
“Get right in, get right in,” Contreras says. “He’s 10 feet straight away.”
“This is just a very tragic situation. He is distraught,” Contreras’ attorney Frank Quintero Jr. told NBC 6.
Contreras’ bond hearing is expected to resume in March, the newspaper said.
