Photo taken 3 years ago. He would be
celebrating his 17th birthday Sunday but
instead, he's facing 2 murder charges for
allegedly shooting and killing his parents.
http://www.wtva.com/news/local/stor...h-killing-parents/0dz7TcsAK0S8P952lqTlrg.cspxA 16-year-old boy from Panola County is accused of shooting and killing his father and stepmother at their home east of Como.
Matthew Ryan Jacobs is charged with two counts of murder after the shootings Wednesday.
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Interim Sheriff Otis Griffin says 42-year-old Tommy Jacobs and 30-year-old Chrystal Jacobs were shot in the head while sleeping in their bed.
Griffin says Matthew Jacobs apparently suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the hand and drove himself to the hospital in Senatobia.
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His stepmother died in the home. His father died Thursday afternoon at The Med.
Since the suspect is now in Tennessee, he will have to go to court there before being sent back to Mississippi to face the murder charges.
The sheriff says investigators are still looking into why the teen shot his parents, but he adds it may have been a discipline issue.
http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/local/070210-16-year-old-charged-with-killing-parentsFamily and friends are still shocked that the 16-year old who used to get straight A's and who they describe as smart and quiet is charged with such a heinous crime.
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A family friend, who was staying with the Jacobs in this double wide on Paul White Road east of Como, Mississippi, called 911 around 4:00 a.m. Wednesday.
"She heard a thump like something hit the ground then heard a car take off at a high rate of speed," said Ottis. "She went up and checked and discovered two bodies lying in the bed."
The sheriff said the 16-year old shot his step-mother once in the head and his father twice, once in the shoulder and once in the head.
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Family members said in the last year, Jacobs got caught up with the wrong crowd. He recently ran away for several days and last week, a judge ordered him on house arrest.
The sheriff isn't saying what led to the murder other than it may have been a discipline issue. The sheriff said they had been called to the home twice this year, for minor disturbances like arguing between Jacobs and his family, but nothing serious.
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