David De Jesus Contreras: Ring video shows father confessing to fatally shooting son in southwest Miami
MIAMI, FLORIDA: A 52-year-old father, who is accused of fatally shooting his 22-year-old son, confessed to the killing on a Ring doorbell footage moments later, as per the video obtained by WPLG Local 10.
David De Jesus Contreras shot his son Eric Contreras, who was a student at Florida International University, in the head, in Pinecrest, Miami-Dade County in November of last year.
What did David Contreras say in the video?
In the aftermath of the shocking violence, the ring camera video shows Contreras speaking to his wife from outside the property, before being arrested.
The mother of Eric and David's wife asked, "Is he alive? Is he breathing?''
"He's not breathing. He's dead. The fighting on the way home was unbearable, we got here and it was one second to the next," Contreras said through tears.
The father and son argued about Eric's social plans, before the father shot his son. Additionally, minutes later, police arrived at the property after the shooting occurred and officer's bodycam footage captured a second confession.
"I just shot my son," Contreras added as armed police officers made their way over to him in the driveway. Contreras then told officers as he knelt on the ground, "Walk right in, he's there, 10 feet in."
David Contreras held without bond
According to Daily Mail, police officials arrested Contreras and took him to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center where he was held without bond.
Contreras appeared in court for his arraignment hearing before Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Daryl Trawick in November 2023 at the Richard E Gerstein Justice Building in Allapattah.
As per Local 10, he pled not guilty to a second-degree murder charge.
Contreras appeared in court again on Thursday, February 22 for bond consideration hearing. The judge ruled that he would continue to be held without bond until his next court appearance which is scheduled for March 11.
