{"id":2514734,"date":"2025-11-26T08:34:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T13:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-charged-with-murdering-his-own-brothers-in-hunting-cabin-rampage\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T08:35:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T13:35:10","slug":"man-charged-with-murdering-his-own-brothers-in-hunting-cabin-rampage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-charged-with-murdering-his-own-brothers-in-hunting-cabin-rampage\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Charged with Murdering His Own Brothers in Hunting Cabin Rampage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-charged-with-murdering-his-own-brothers-in-hunting-cabin-rampage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2514734&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dems-pass-gun-control-bills-that-would-dramatically-increase-wait-times\/\" title=\"House Dems Pass Gun-Control Bills That Would Dramatically Increase Wait Times\">hunting trip<\/a> in rural western new York ended tragically with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/investigation-underway-in-s-c-double-homicide-of-mother-son-of-prominent-family-amid-sons-trial-in-death-of-19-year-old-girl\/\" title=\"Investigation underway in S.C. double homicide of mother, son of prominent family amid son\u2019s trial in death of 19-year-old girl\">double homicide<\/a> at a cabin on Botsford Hollow Road in Allegany County. On Sunday night, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >state troopers responded<\/a> to a disturbance reported at the cabin and found two men, Mark B. Thompson (70) from Connecticut and David E. Thompson (69) from Florida, dead from gunshot wounds. Their brother, scot D. Thompson (65) of Florida, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and criminal use of a firearm. The three men had been staying together when an argument, reportedly involving alcohol, escalated into a physical fight during which Scot allegedly shot his brothers. After the shooting, Scot fled in one of the victim&#8217;s vehicles but was later located and arrested without incident. Authorities continue to investigate the exact motive, the ownership status of the cabin, and other details of the case. The community is urged to provide any information to assist the ongoing examination.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A hunting trip turned into a horrific double homicide in rural western New York this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>At around 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, state troopers responded to a 911 call reporting a disturbance at a hunting cabin on Botsford Hollow Road in the town of Allen, Allegany County, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/troopers.ny.gov\/news\/double-homicide-town-allen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York State Police<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Inside the cabin, officers found two men dead from gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n<p>The victims were identified as 70-year-old Mark B. Thompson from Canterbury, Connecticut, and 69-year-old David E. Thompson from Port Charlotte, Florida, per local ABC outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkbw.com\/news\/local-news\/allegany-county\/state-police-investigating-allegany-county-incident-that-left-two-people-dead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WKBW<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ugandan-christian-murdered-muslim-brother-converting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brother<\/a>, 65-year-old Scot D. Thompson of Englewood, Florida, was arrested hours later and charged with two counts of second-degree murder and criminal use of a firearm.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Authorities say the three men had been staying together at the cabin when an argument broke out, reportedly involving alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>The verbal argument escalated into a physical altercation, and according to police, Scot Thompson grabbed a rifle and fired, killing Mark and David.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/man-accused-murdering-brothers-hunting-trip-11856576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a> magazine, one of the brothers attempted to call 911, but by the time officers had gotten there, both brothers were found dead.<\/p>\n<p>After the shootings, Scot allegedly fled the scene using David&rsquo;s vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement agencies &mdash; including the New York State Police, the Livingston County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office, and the Geneseo Police Department &mdash; launched a coordinated search.<\/p>\n<p>They located the vehicle and safely arrested Scot Thompson without further incident, the New York State Police noted.<\/p>\n<p>Scot was transported to SP Amity for processing, then transferred to the Allegany County Jail pending arraignment.<\/p>\n<p>An autopsy for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-15-year-old-boy-charged-shooting-deaths-parents-3-siblings-washington-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">victims<\/a> has been scheduled at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>It remains unclear whether the cabin was owned by one of the brothers or rented. Investigators are still working to determine that, according to WKBW.<\/p>\n<p>Relatives of the victims have not yet released public statements, and the motive beyond the immediate argument remains under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>As the community reels from the tragedy, officers urge anyone with information to come forward while investigators piece together the events of that night.<\/p>\n<p>This is an ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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