HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A grand jury declined to indict a man who was accused of shooting his step-brother with a crossbow in late 2023.
Timothy Lee Ehrlich, 45, shot his 52-year-old stepbrother, Brandon Lane Little, during an argument over a car battery in late December, investigators said.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the shooting happened at a home on Live Oak Street in the Crosby area.
A witness said Ehrlich was defending himself when he shot Little.
"He was scared for his life," the witness said.
It's the same thing Ehrlich told investigators after the shooting. He said he shot because he was scared that Little was going to attack him.
Little was taken to a hospital in critical condition.