(Crown Point, IN) - A Michigan City man is accused of murdering his brother Tuesday in Gary.  Authorities say 40 year old Julian Ellis shot his brother, 44 year old Claudell Ellis.

 

According to court documents, the men were in a vehicle after work and exchanged some heated words over gas money.  Ellis told investigators he had been driving them to work often recently and asked his brother for money to put gas in the car, according to court documents. 

 

Someone grabbed the wheel and jerked it, causing the car to strike a tree.

 

Ellis is accused of following his brother inside the home of a friend on Gary's weset side and fatally shooting him.   

 

According to police, Ellis said he fired the gun after his brother lunged at him and didn’t realize the gun was loaded.