Son, 17, charged with killing his parents at West Texas home
ODESSA, Texas (AP) — A 17-year-old West Texas high school student has been charged in the fatal shooting of his parents.
Odessa police say the teen was arrested Wednesday on a capital murder charge after his parents were found slain in their home.
Police didn't immediately say whether the suspect was charged as a juvenile or an adult.
A police statement says Odessa officers around 5 a.m. CST Wednesday responded to a home in reference to a deceased person. Officers found a man and a woman fatally shot, then identified the victims as the suspect's parents.
Police didn't say who contacted officers about the victims or a possible motive in the killings.
Odessa police didn't immediately return messages Wednesday.
A school official say the suspect is a sophomore at Permian High School.