Friedens man gets 2 to 5 years; must 'live with' taking brother's life

Shearer gets 2 to 5 years; must 'live with' taking brother's life

A Friedens man expressed remorse in court Monday for taking his brother's life with a crossbow – moments before a Somerset County judge sentenced him to prison for the crime.

Friedens Man Sentenced For Killing Half-Brother With Crossbow

A Somerset County man was sentenced to jail time yesterday after shooting his brother to death with a crossbow.  Travis Shearer of Friedens will spend two to five years in prison after he pled guilty to third degree murder in the shooting death of his half-brother , Eric Miller.  Police arrested Shearer last June following an altercation between the two that occurred along Cider Mill Road, in Somerset County.