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HOUSTON - A man told authorities that he shot his brother in self-defense after he came at him with a knife, according to Houston police.
Gregory Lynn Richardson, 65, was charged with aggravated assault for shooting his 68-year-old brother. The shooting was reported around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday at a home in the 3500 block of Dreyfus Street.
According to police, the brother came home and noticed leather coats were missing, and confronted his brother, Richardon, while waving a knife around.
Gregory Lynn Richardson (Courtesy of Houston Police Department)
Richardson alleges during the argument, he pulled out a gun and shot his brother in self-defense one time when he cut him with the knife.
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The brother with the gunshot wound was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Houston police report Richardson was detained on scene with a laceration on his hand.