WILSON, Pa. – A man accused of shooting and killing his brother in a Northampton County home has waived his preliminary hearing Monday morning, according to a 69 News crew at the courthouse.

The decision to waive the hearing sets the stage for a possible trial.

The defendant, 21-year-old Thuan Vo, is charged with one count of criminal homicide for “intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or negligently” causing his brother’s death, court paperwork says. He’s behind bars, as there is no bail for homicide charges.

Vo called 911 just after midnight, at 12:10 a.m. on Sunday, September 20, and first said he accidentally stabbed his brother, and then said he accidentally shot his brother in the neck, the paperwork says.

Officers responded to the home in the 2200 block of Birch Street in Wilson and found Vo’s brother inside the front door on the floor, with a gunshot wound to the back of his neck. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead a few hours later, authorities said.

The victim was later identified as 24-year-old Bryan Vo, who resided in the home where the incident occurred.

Vo, who was taken into custody at the scene, told an officer, “I put the mag in, cock it, put one in the chamber… took the mag out, cock it, and then I was just like, you know what, I’m gonna just aim and shot,” court paperwork says.

He told investigators that he and his brother had just gotten their concealed carry licenses the day before. He said they had been lying on the couch watching a movie when they decided to leave and go to a gas station for a drink.

Vo got his handgun from the couch because he was going to carry it, and he chambered a round and then re-holstered it, the paperwork says. He then decided to take out the chamber “because it was unsafe,” so he pressed the magazine release but did not take the magazine completely out, cycled the slide, then pressed the trigger and the gun fired, and he saw his brother fall to the ground, authorities say.

Vo says he dropped the gun and bullet and ran over to his brother, who was about 19 feet away and whose back was turned when he was shot, police say.