Teen Shooter Kills Dad, Self

"KILLEEN, TX — A 15-year-old Killeen boy evidently shot his 39-year-old father to death and then turned the gun on himself, police said Tuesday.

"A family friend discovered the bodies at around 9 p.m. Monday at a residence in the 800 block of Turtlebend in Killeen and called 911.

"The friend, whose name wasn’t released, had dropped by to check on the two residents Tuesday night after she was unable to reach them during the day.

"An investigation determined that the teenager shot his father, who may have been asleep, and then shot himself.

"Bell County Justice of the Peace Bill Cooke pronounced the two dead at the scene and ordered autopsies.

"The names of the two victims were not released Tuesday."

From KWTX.com...