LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A York County man will face charges of first-degree murder, among other charges in the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas.
Bryan Hollister, 24, was held for court on all charges that he shot and killed 25-year-old Aiden Kimmett on the night of Nov. 27 at a Providence Township residence.
Assistant District Attorney Kyle Linardo presented testimony from a witness who lives in the residence and had relationships with both Kimmett and Hollister.
According to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office, the witness testified that Hollister was at the home watching their child while the witness attended a work Christmas party. After arriving home, she spoke on the phone with Kimmett and eventually hung up.
The witness testified that she was unsure if Kimmett was coming to the home but told Hollister that he should leave.
Kimmett allegedly entered the home and went to the same room as Hollister, according to testimony. The witness testified she saw the defendant step back, pull his gun from his waistband and fire it, striking the victim who “immediately hit the ground.”
The witness stated the defendant then paused before shooting the defendant twice more, once in the torso and once in the head.
“There’s a reasonable inference that he intended to kill the victim when he fired the final two shots,” Linardo argued to Magisterial District Judge Stuart Mylin before the charges were bound over.
The witness testified to checking Kimmett after he was shot and didn’t find any weapons on his person.
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Noah Robinson, the lead investigator and affiant in the case, also testified and corroborated the testimony of the first witness.
Trooper Robinson testified there were inconsistencies in Hollister's subsequent interviews following the shooting and that the defendant’s stories changed once he and other officers conducted a reenactment of the incident with the defendant.
Hollister remains in Lancaster County Prison and was denied bail with Judge Mylin citing a flight risk and danger to the community. He will face charges of first-degree murder, criminal homicide, recklessly endangering another person and possession of a weapon.
