A Missouri teenager shot and killed his father over the weekend and then told the deceased man’s wife that the killing “had to” be done, law enforcement in the Show-Me State say.
Carter J. Curtis, 18, stands accused of one count each of murder in the first degree and armed criminal action, according to a press release issued by the Bates County Sheriff’s Office.
The defendant is alleged to have killed the man who adopted him.
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The incident occurred sometime after 11 p.m. on Sept. 28, according to a probable cause statement filed by the Adrian Police Department.
The sheriff’s office identified the location of the shooting as a residence on 8th Street in Adrian — a small town roughly 55 miles due south of Kansas City and part of the broader metro area.
At 11:23 p.m., Carter allegedly called 911 to report that he had shot his father. Local police estimate they were on the scene by 11:31 p.m. State troopers and/or sheriff’s deputies, however, arrived within two minutes of the emergency call, police say.