Tim Kildee, the brother of U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, was killed in a shooting early Tuesday morning in Genesee County’s Vienna Township.

“Our family is grieving and heartbroken,” Dan Kildee said in a statement. “There are no words to describe the loss of a beloved brother and family member, especially in such a terrible tragedy.”

Tim Kildee, 57, was shot after getting into a “yelling match” with his 27-year-old son, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson told the Associated Press.

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Tim Kildee’s son was under police watch at a hospital where he was taken with serious injuries from a subsequent vehicle crash.

According to Swanson, Kildee’s son showed up at his father’s house after he had been involved in a domestic incident at about 3 a.m. in Burton. Another family member told police there was a loud confrontation and demands that Tim Kildee give up his wallet and the key to his vehicle, Swanson said. Then the shooting occurred. 

Tim Kildee and his ex-wife had been looking for their son following the domestic incident, Swanson said.

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 “There was some type of breakdown and or other entanglements that caused him to be so violent,” Swanson told the Associated Press.