Grand Theft Auto fan, Eldon Samuel III 14, 'killed his father and younger brother'

By Meghan Keneally Published: 17:48 EST, 26 March 2014 | Updated: 13:59 EST, 27 March 2014 174 View comments Confessed: Eldon G. Samuel III said that his father abused him and shoved him twice while holding a gun on the night before Eldon shot him four times

Grand Theft Auto fan, 14, 'shot his father three times in the face before killing his younger brother with a machete and knife when he found him under the bed'

  • Eldon Samuel III, 14, arrested and charged with murdering his father, 46, and brother, 13
  • They were found dead in the family's temporary housing unit in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on Monday
  • Said that his father abused him and he took a pistol out of his dad's hand on Monday and shot him in the stomach
  • The father tried to crawl to Eldon's younger brother's room but Eldon shot him twice in the cheek and once in the temple
  • Then got a shotgun to shoot his brother who was hiding under the bed
  • Used a machete and knife to stab the boy in 'violent and severe' manner

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Confessed: Eldon G. Samuel III said that his father abused him and shoved him twice while holding a gun on the night before Eldon shot him four times

Confessed: Eldon G. Samuel III said that his father abused him and shoved him twice while holding a gun on the night before Eldon shot him four times

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with killing his father and brother in their temporary housing unit in Idaho.

The boy, Eldon Samuel III, told police that he hated his brother and then launched into a conversation about his alleged affinity for Grand Theft Auto, the video game.

He allegedly shot his father four times with a pistol before using a shotgun to shoot his younger brother once before attacking him with a knife and machete.

The Spokesman Review reports that Eldon is being charged as an adult and claimed that his father was abusive.

The double murder took place in their temporary housing unit in the town of Coeur d’Alene on Monday.

Eldon said that his father, Eldon Samuel Jr., had been taking unspecified medication and talking about zombies that night when he went outside and fired a .45 caliber pistol in the air.

When the father, 46, came back in the house, he got into an argument with Eldon and the boy said that his dad shoved him twice in the chest.

At that point, Eldon says he took the gun and shot his father in the stomach.

His father did not die immediately following that shot, and was reportedly crawling to his other son's room.

Eldom told police that he feared his father was 'coming after him' and so Eldon proceeded to shoot him two times in the cheek and a final time in his temple.

Scene: The two boys and their father lived in this temporary house (pictured at an earlier date) and that is where the 13-year-old and 46-year-old were found dead on Monday

Scene: The two boys and their father lived in this temporary house (pictured at an earlier date) and that is where the 13-year-old and 46-year-old were found dead on Monday

He then reportedly switched firearms and got a shotgun to shoot his brother who was hiding under his bed.

It is unclear who owned the guns and whether or not they were purchased legally.

Eldon then stabbed his brother Jonathan with both a machete and knife.

'Eldon physically demonstrated the manner in which he held and used the machete,' the investigators wrote in their report.

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'The demonstration showed a violent and ‘severe’ action used on his brother.'

At one point, Eldon went on to explain how he thought that Trevor, the character in notoriously violent Grand Theft Auto video games, was 'kinda cool' in how he shoots people to releave his anger.

He appeared in a Kootenai County court on Wednesday via video link after being formally charged on Tuesday.

The Spokesman Review reported that he sat quietly and remained calm as he said that he understood his rights and the charges against him.

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