Police: Peoria man killed brother over affair with ex

A Peoria man, after learning his ex-wife was reportedly trading sexual favors for drugs with his brother, fatally shot his sibling on Saturday afternoon, according to police records obtained Tuesday.

Christopher Michael Wasar, 39, was arrested by Peoria police around 1:30 p.m. Saturday after shooting his older brother Matthew Wasar, 45, in the chest, according to court records. Authorities found the elder Wasar unconscious at an apartment complex on Peoria and 85th avenues and rushed him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Brady McGonigle, the elder brother's roommate, initially called 911 after Christopher Wasar and his ex-wife, Jessica Wasar, forcibly entered the apartment on Saturday afternoon, court records show.

McGonigle said Matthew Wasar had been living with him since June 19 because he was hiding from his brother, police records indicate. The younger Wasar was allegedly infuriated after learning his ex-wife and his brother had been intimate.

Jessica Wasar insisted to police they entered the apartment in an attempt to retrieve items she had stolen from her ex and given to his brother, according to police documents.

The two forced their way into McGonigle's apartment, holding him at gunpoint and demanding to know where they could find Matthew Wasar, according to police reports. Upon their entrance, McGonigle grabbed a Samurai sword to defend himself but ultimately dropped it after Christopher Wasar threatened to shoot him with his Glock 17 handgun, records show.

"I thought I was going to die today," McGonigle told police.

Christopher Wasar held McGonigle at gunpoint in the living room while Jessica Wasar searched the home, police records indicate. The two then left the apartment five minutes later and McGonigle quickly dialed 911.

As they exited, Jessica Wasar noticed Matthew Wasar in a vehicle near the complex and approached him, she told police. Christopher Wasar opened the passenger door and pointed his gun at his brother, who quickly exited the vehicle, records show.

Witnesses told police that the brothers argued with each other before Christopher Wasar punched his brother in the face and shot him once in the chest, records show.

During questioning by police, Wasar admitted to shooting his brother but said it was self defense because his brother charged at him with a knife, according to records.

However, witnesses, including Jessica Wasar and other bystanders, said Matthew Wasar was not threatening his brother during their altercation, police records reveal.

The father of the brothers told police the two have always had a "love/hate" relationship.