Atlanta brothers tried to kill parents; father distracts them while mom dials 911(Photos)

Two Atlanta-area brothers almost killed their parents on Saturday morning by beating them and trying to set their house on fire, police said.

Yvonne Ervin dialed 911 from the family home in Snellville just before 8 a.m. to alert police that “her sons were trying to kill her and her husband,” Gwinnett County Police Sgt. Rich Long told WSB-TV.

“She told the 911 operator that the husband was distracting the sons and she was able to call,” Long said. “That is probably the life-saving move from this event.”

Police arrived at the Forbes Trail home moments later and caught Cameron Ervin, 17, and Christopher Ervin, 22, at the scene, Long told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Zachary Ervin, their father, was “severely injured and bleeding heavily,” and his wife was “seriously injured,” Long said. Both went to a nearby hospital, the newspaper reported.

Both brothers now face two felony counts of aggravated assault and two counts of arson in the first degree, according to county inmate records. They’re not eligible for bond.