ABILENE, Texas -- An Abilene man and his son have been charged after allegedly killing their neighbor over a fight about disposing a mattress.Authorities said Aaron Howard was fatally shot in an alley behind his home on Sept. 1 by John and Michael Miller, KTXS reports.Video of the deadly confrontation was shared by the victim's wife, Kara Box. "Point it at me," Howard is heard saying. "Back off," the father said. "You're a dead man," someone is heard saying in the video.Seconds later, you hear gunshots and Box screaming. "People deserve to know what actually happened and you know they deserve to know John and Michael Miller are murderers," Box told KTXS.All three men were making threats until the video shows John getting out his gun and firing it. The video also shows Michael shooting the victim.John and Michael Miller were released on a $25,000 bond after they were charged with murder.<doc-sep>Dramatic footage of a fatal shooting of a man that stemmed from a heated argument with his father-and-son neighbors over where to dump a mattress has emerged. A West Texas man was shot and killed on September 1 and a father and son have been arrested on murder charges over what a police chief calls a neighborhood dispute about trash. Police responded to calls about shots fired around 10.15 a.m. and located the victim, 37-year-old Aaron Howard, who died at a hospital. John Miller, 67, and 31-year-old Michael Miller were arrested on murder charges over the death of Howard. Howard was shot dead as his brother and fiancee witnessed the horrific incident first-hand, according to the Star-Telegram. John Miller, 67, and 31-year-old Michael Miller were arrested on murder charges and both are accused of shooting Aaron Howard on September 1 in Abilene, Texas Dramatic footage of the fatal shooting has been released to the news media. John Miller is seen right holding a pistol while his son, Michael, is seen a few feet behind him holding what appears to be a shotgun In the cell phone video captured by Howard's fiancee Kara Box, Howard is seen briefly on the far left The argument took place in an alley behind Howard’s home on Don Juan Street in Abilene. The argument becomes even more heated as both sides make threats against the other. Finally, John Miller pulls the trigger on his pistol, though this is not captured by video Moments later, his son, Michael Miller, also shoots Howard. This is clearly evident in the footage Howard’s fiancee, Kara Box, filmed the argument which led to the shooting on her cell phone. 'I stepped in between Aaron and John (Miller), then my ears started ringing from the gunshots,' Box said. 'I just screamed and screamed.' The argument took place in an alley behind Howard’s home on Don Juan Street in Abilene, which lies 150 miles west of Fort Worth. Authorities said the confrontation had started days before and reached a boiling point on this particular Saturday. Box and Howard had moved next door to the Millers in April. They had never encountered them face to face until September 1. 'We had thrown out a twin mattress in a dumpster in our alley a few days before the shooting,' Box said. 'You have to have the mattress in the dumpster or they will not haul it away.' On the morning of September 1, Box and Howard noticed that the mattress was back on their property. So they tossed it back in the dumpster. Howard is heard in the video yelling at the Millers to put their guns down John and Michael Miller have been freed on $25,000 bond. Their mug shots are seen above Box said that at this point John Miller came to the alley, took the mattress out of the dumpster, and tossed it back onto her and Howard's property. Howard then told Miller to put the mattress back into the dumpster. Miller refused, then added some foul language. 'That’s when John (Miller) pulled a pistol out of his shorts,' she said. Box said that Howard's nieces and nephews, who were in the backyard, were watching as this unfolded. 'Aaron goes into pappa bear mode,' Box said. 'A man has just pulled a gun on his wife, his brother, his nieces and nephews.' Just before Howard is shot, Box tries to get between the three men. ‘You can see that I step between them and I said, “You’re not gonna shoot my husband”,’ she told KTXS-TV Howard and Miller engage in a tense conversation, during which Miller's son, Michael arrives with a shotgun. Howard, who is unarmed, receives a baseball bat from his brother, though he does not use it, according to Box. Box then provided the footage to a local television station - KTXS-TV. It shows both John and Michael Miller holding firearms. The father has a pistol in his right hand while the son, standing just a few feet behind him, is gripping what appears to be a shotgun. The two shirtless men are holding the weapons while engaged in a verbal confrontation with Howard. Howard is heard in the video yelling at the Millers to put their guns down. ‘If you come closer to me, I’m gonna kill you,’ John Miller is heard telling Howard. 'If you come within 3 feet of me, I’m going to kill you,' Miller tells Howard. ‘Hey, did you hear him say he’s going to kill me?’ Howard says to Box as she’s filming. ‘People deserve to know what actually happened,’ Box says when asked why she decided to release the footage to a television news broadcast. ‘They deserve to know that John and Michael Miller are murderers’ ‘Yes,’ Box replies. ‘I’m at the dumpster,’ Howard says before turning to the Millers. ‘Put the gun up and go inside!’ The argument becomes even more heated as both sides make threats against the other. Just before Howard is shot, Box tries to get between the three men. ‘You can see that I step between them and I said, “You’re not gonna shoot my husband”,’ she told KTXS-TV. Box has since moved from the home on Don Juan Street near where the shooting took place. She is seen with her late fiancee in the above file photo Box said that John Miller ‘fired past my head.’ She then ran toward her husband amidst the chaos. In total, four shots were fired. Finally, John Miller pulls the trigger on his pistol, though this is not captured by video. Moments later, his son, Michael Miller, also shoots Howard. This is clearly evident in the footage. Howard suffers gunshot wounds to his head and chest. 'No, no, Aaron!' Box screams as she runs toward her fiancee. According to Box, John Miller walks up to her and puts his handgun against her head, ordering her to get down on the ground. 'I ran to Aaron and for a second I thought he was going to be OK, but he didn’t make it,' she said. ‘People deserve to know what actually happened,’ Box says when asked why she decided to release the footage to a television news broadcast. ‘They deserve to know that John and Michael Miller are murderers.’ Taylor County District Attorney James Hicks only learned of the existence of the video from KTXS-TV. ‘Video evidence like this is always graphic and very difficult to watch,’ he said in a statement. ‘But it is consistent with the charges.’ When asked what message she had for John and Michael Miller, Box said: ‘You deserve to spend your lives in prison.’ Box has since moved from the home on Don Juan Street near where the shooting took place. John and Michael Miller have been freed on $25,000 bond.<doc-sep>ABILENE, Texas -- An Abilene man and his son have been charged after allegedly killing their neighbor over a fight about disposing a mattress.Authorities said Aaron Howard was fatally shot in an alley behind his home on Sept. 1 by John and Michael Miller, KTXS reports.Video of the deadly confrontation was shared by the victim's wife, Kara Box. "Point it at me," Howard is heard saying. "Back off," the father said. "You're a dead man," someone is heard saying in the video.Seconds later, you hear gunshots and Box screaming. "People deserve to know what actually happened and you know they deserve to know John and Michael Miller are murderers," Box told KTXS.All three men were making threats until the video shows John getting out his gun and firing it. The video also shows Michael shooting the victim.John and Michael Miller were released on a $25,000 bond after they were charged with murder.<doc-sep>
A video released Wednesday appears to show the graphic shooting death of a Texas man by his two neighbors. The video shows the three men arguing over trash before a man and his son fire their guns. Johnnie Dee Allen Miller, 67, and his son, 31-year-old Michael Theodore Miller, were charged with first-degree murder in the death of 37-year-old Aaron Howard. A September 1 argument over garbage between the three men ended with the Millers opening fire on Howard. The fatal incident was caught on cell phone video by Howard's fiancee, Kara Box. The graphic video captured the heated dispute between Howard and the Millers. The three men were heard making threats, until Johnnie Miller shot Howard with his pistol. Mere seconds later, Michael Miller was seen aiming his shotgun and firing. Box told KTXS, which first broadcast the video, that she believed people should know what happened to Howard. "People deserve to know what actually happened and you know they deserve to know John and Michael Miller are murderers," she said. Box said that she stepped between the men and told the Millers, "You're not going to shoot my husband." At least four shots were then fired. Box was seen running towards her fiancee, who she referred to as her husband, screaming. Box told Newsweek that she gave the video to police but had already planned to release it to the public. "I'm hoping to get their bond revoked and extra charges added," she said about her decision. When asked how she felt after learning the two men had been released on surety bonds, Box said she "lost my mind a little bit," adding, "I completely broke down." Box added that she no longer lives next to the Millers after moving more than a week ago. In Facebook posts published after the video's release on KTXS, Box defended her decision to share the video and said she was pushing for justice. "Now I'm going to defend my husband's name and his memory and do anything I can to insure his murderers are brought to justice," Box wrote on Facebook. "I love him fiercely and as heartbroken as I am without him, that gives me so much more motivation to fight that much harder for him, and for the rest of his family who is sharing the heartbreak with me." When reached for comment, Abilene Police Department Chief Stan Standridge told Newsweek, "We have nothing additional to state. This investigation needs to be protected in expectation of prosecution." Taylor County District Attorney Jim Hicks told KTXS that video evidence like Box's video were "always graphic and very difficult to watch." Hicks added, "But, it is consistent with the charges." Johnnie and Michael were arrested and booked into Taylor County Jail in Abilene, Texas. The men, who were charged with first-degree felony murder, were released on $25,000 surety bonds, jail records revealed. This story has been updated to include Kara Box's comments to Newsweek regarding her decision to release the graphic video and the Millers's release from jail.