COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah — A Cottonwood Heights man is in police custody and his brother is in the hospital after a shooting that police say started as an argument inside of a home.
Kit James Welch, 20, was arrested Tuesday and faces charges of murder and felony discharge of a firearm causing bodily injury.
When Cottonwood Heights police arrived at the home at 2085 East Bo Mar Drive on Tuesday afternoon, they found the brother who had been shot lying in the street with what police estimate were five gunshot wounds.
The victim, who was able to call 911 just after 12:30 p.m., was transported to the hospital in critical condition, while Welch was arrested and taken into custody peacefully following a brief SWAT standoff.
When investigators searched the home, they said they found no other occupants inside and observed several spots of blood splatter throughout the residence, as well as several gun safes.
The victim was interviewed by officers at the hospital and told them that he had come out of the bathroom and found his brother pointing a gun at his face. Following a search of the home, police say they were unable to find the gun used in the shooting.
Welch asked police for an attorney prior to being questioned. However, officers say as they were waiting for technicians to come and photograph Welch's injuries and take his clothes, he spontaneously uttered several things. Those include saying that he had been arguing with his brother and father about items accumulating at the residence and feeling like he had no choice.
Welch is being held without bail.
