Surveillance video showed the shocking moment a grandfather shot and killed his grandson, purportedly over a debt. Domingo Verna, 77, fired five rounds at Brian Verna, 29
On Monday afternoon,, as he stood behind the front door of his home in the Argentine harbor city of Baha Blanca.
Brian Serna was shot in the abdomen, chest, neck, cheek, and shoulder, according to an autopsy report.
Domingo Verna’s daughter, who also happens to be the mother of his victim Brian, claims that her father is a domestic abuser who abused her while she was pregnant.
On Wednesday, the former military veteran was released from prison after appearing before a magistrate.
The magistrate considered “the sentence allowed by law for this crime as well as the accused’s elderly age.”
According to Argentine TV station Todo Noticias, Baha Blanca prosecutor Chris Long said the grandfather might have done more to prevent the homicide and disregarded the shooting as a defensive tactic.
“Rather than fully emptying the barrel of his pistol into his grandson’s body, he could have participated in a completely different activity, such as dialing 911, calling the police, or calling a neighbor,” Long said.
Brian Verna charged towards his grandfather while his girlfriend, Aldana Soria, was dragged through the floor, clinging to his legs in an attempt to stop him, according to footage from the chaotic events.
Brian Verna swung a broomstick at brother Domingo Verna and got away from Soria before he punched him repeatedly.
Soria moved forward and was able to detain her boyfriend as a result.
After a few hours, Brian Verna returned and began kicking down the door. After the fourth attempt, his grandfather opened the door and shot him, sending him crashing over a row of plants.
Domingo Verna exited the house and began conversing with his wife, Marta Verna, before Mariel Verna went over from her house and discovered her son laying on the ground.
Mariel Verna told Telefe Rosario that her father had previously stalked her son and that the death was intentional since he shut the door to the house.
‘I have no doubt that Brian’s granddad harassed him.
It happened to me on Thursday (June 9). ‘Monday was the third time he was waiting for him to assault him through the (surveillance) cameras, to claim him, who knows how much money he owes him,’ she claimed.
‘It was all masochism and masochism of ‘you owe me the money’ with interest,’ says the author.